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OCR Text Recognition on Mac

Extract text from a selected screenshot area in the TrarrenShot editor with Auto plus 11 selectable language modes.

Last updated: May 2026

How does TrarrenShot OCR work on Mac?

TrarrenShot OCR extracts text from a selected screenshot area in the editor and runs recognition locally on your Mac.

OCR Text Recognition

TrarrenShot OCR is an editor toolbar tool that extracts text from a selected screenshot area on Mac. It supports Auto plus English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.

How It Works

1

Start One Shot

Start One Shot from the menu bar, or use the default shortcut if you have not changed it.

2

Select the area

Drag to select a region, or press F for a fullscreen capture.

3

Run OCR

Select the text area in the editor and click the OCR tool.

Language modes: Auto, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.

Privacy

Recognition, stitching, annotation, and export preparation run locally on your Mac.