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CopySight for Mac

Open-source menu bar OCR tool that privately copies text from any screen region using on-device recognition.

By copysightapp. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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CopySight at a glance

Version
1.1.1
Released
12 August 2026
Download size
468 KB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Utilities
Developer
copysightapp
GitHub stars
3

About CopySight

Copy text from any screen on macOS — fast, private, native OCR.

How to install CopySight on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for CopySight and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.1.1 from copysightapp's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to CopySight show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: CopySight-1.1.1.dmg (468 KB).

What is new in CopySight 1.1.1

CopySight 1.1.1 reduces idle memory retention and background impact after captures and Settings are closed, while preserving the same workflow.

The website, repository, and release metadata are now available in English and Spanish.

The attached universal DMG supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, is Developer ID signed, notarized by Apple, and stapled.

SHA-256: ac80bc972f8c8467559e1d942fa849858ee9a29e107cdf0ffe0c8177bf8ce72e

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