Product definition

What is LuxShot?

Native and privacy-first menu bar OCR tool.

Verified product facts

Type
system toolEditorially reviewed
Platform
macOS
Pricing
Open sourceDeveloper-stated
Open source
Yes
Relationship to Nuanyue
Third-party product — not published by NuanyueEditorially reviewed
Licence
GPL-3.0
Current version
1.0.1Developer-stated

Last updated . Facts marked developer-stated come from the developer and are not independently confirmed; editorially reviewed marks a Nuanyue judgement.

Key features

What LuxShot does at a glance.

  • Menu Bar Workflow

    Unobtrusive menu bar app that stays out of your way

  • Instant OCR

    Select any screen region to instantly recognize text using Apple's Vision framework

  • QR & Barcode Scanning

    Automatically detects and decodes QR codes and barcodes

  • Smart Formatting

  • Text-to-Speech (TTS)

    Read recognized text aloud with a single click

  • History Management

    Keeps a history of recent scans for easy access

Overview

Native and privacy-first menu bar OCR tool.

LuxShot runs on macOS and is listed on Nuanyue in the system tools category.

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