Grab text from anything on your screen.

Point at any image, screenshot, PDF or video frame and OwnKit lifts the text out — ready to paste. Fully on-device, so it works offline and stays private.

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Included in OwnKit — $49 once

Product screenshot
— OCR capture —
(replace with real capture)

Point and grab

Any region of your screen becomes editable text.

Drag a box over anything — a screenshot, a locked PDF, a photo — and the text lands on your clipboard.

Works on images, PDFs and video frames
Preserves line breaks and layout
One shortcut from anywhere

Screenshot — Region select

Private by design

Recognition runs on your Mac.

OwnKit uses Apple's on-device text recognition. Nothing is uploaded, so it's instant and works on a plane.

Fully offline — no server round-trip
Dozens of languages out of the box
Grab QR codes and links too

Screenshot — Language picker

Your keys, your Mac, your data

Your screen never leaves your Mac.

OCR happens entirely on-device. No images are sent anywhere, no account required.

One app, not twelve

It's one tool of five.

OCR is just the start. OwnKit bundles everything you reach for all day.

Clipboard Manager

Searchable history, pinning, paste anywhere.

Screenshot & Record

Capture, annotate, share.

AI Assistant

Rewrite & translate, BYO key.