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NormCapCapture2Text
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free under the GNU General Public License.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows
  • Captures text rather than an image, straight to the clipboard
  • Tesseract recognition with support for many languages
  • Copies recognized text to the clipboard
  • Includes line and speech bubble capture modes
  • The macOS application is unsigned and must be allowed manually on first start
  • The Linux AppImage is deprecated in favour of Flathub
  • The translation feature requires internet access.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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