Easy Screen OCR
Easy Screen OCR is a macOS app that turns text in screenshots and images into editable text.
What Easy Screen OCR is
Easy Screen OCR is a macOS app that turns text in screenshots and images into editable text. After screen-recording permission is enabled, a hotkey captures a selected screen area and copies the recognized text to the clipboard. The app lists more than 100 OCR languages, automatic language detection, and translation for recognized text. Its history keeps previous OCR results, screenshots, recognized text, and translations, and users can customize shortcuts for capture and OCR. The Mac app says recognition runs locally and offline without uploads. The free plan is listed as free and includes batch OCR for up to 5 images and translation up to 1,000 characters. Pro supports batch processing of more than five images at once and translation capacity beyond 1,000 characters. The developer reports that the app does not collect data, though Apple says it has not verified that privacy information. Easy Screen OCR requires macOS 13.0 or later.
Good
- Supports more than 100 OCR languages.
- Automatically detects language.
- OCR runs locally and offline, according to the app.
- History stores past OCR results and translations.
- Customizable shortcuts for capture and OCR.
Watch out
- Requires macOS 13.0 or later.
- Free batch OCR is limited to 5 images.
- Free translation is limited to 1,000 characters.
- Apple has not verified the developer’s privacy information.
Who it suits
It suits Mac users who need to extract or translate text from screen captures and images. It may also fit users who want OCR to run locally and offline.
Verdict
Easy Screen OCR combines screen-area capture, OCR, translation, and result history for macOS. Its free plan has image-batch and translation limits, while the app requires macOS 13.0 or later.
Plans and prices
From Easy Screen OCR's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Full functionality; batch OCR up to 5 images; translation up to 1,000 characters |
| Monthly Plan | $6.99 a month | Unlimited access · Monthly |
| Yearly Plan | $19.99 a year | Best value · Yearly |
| Lifetime Plan | $29.99, paid once | Use forever · Pay once |
The facts
Each one read from Easy Screen OCR's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Batch processing
- Batch OCR is available for more than five images at once with Pro.checked 11 Oct 2026
- History
- The app includes history records for past OCR results, screenshots, recognized text, and translations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hotkeys
- Users can customize shortcuts for screenshots and OCR.checked 11 Oct 2026
- OCR languages
- The app lists support for more than 100 OCR languages and automatic language detection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline processing
- The Mac app says OCR runs locally and offline, with no uploads.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy disclosure
- The developer reports that the app does not collect data; Apple says this privacy information has not been verified by Apple.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- EasyScreenOCR captures a selected part of the screen and extracts editable text from screenshots and images.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The listing directs users to [email protected] for questions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported inputs
- imagechecked 21 Sep 2026
- System requirement
- The Mac app requires macOS 13.0 or later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Translation
- The app includes translation for recognized text and lists supported translation languages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Translation limit
- Pro provides extended translation capacity for more than 1,000 characters.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Workflow
- After screen recording permission is enabled, a hotkey captures a screenshot and the extracted text is copied to the clipboard.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Primary platform
- desktopchecked 21 Sep 2026
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