Feature
Read the text in any screenshot, on your computer
Select words in a capture like normal text, copy them, translate them or ask Claude about them. The recognition runs locally and nothing is uploaded for it.
How it works
Text selection starts off for every capture, so clicking around never selects words by accident.
- Capture Press Ctrl Shift 1 and select a region. SnapPrompt recognizes the text in it on your computer.
- Turn on text selection Press Alt S or choose Select text in the capture tool strip. Press it again to turn selection off.
- Select words Select words in the image like normal text. An action bar appears above the selection, or below it when there is no room.
- Copy, ask, translate or look up Copy the text, ask Claude about it, translate it or look it up. Text you select is sent as a quote.
Two engines
- Windows OCR is built into Windows and needs no download.
- Xiaomi-OCR-0 is a local model of about 850 MB that you download from Settings. Windows OCR still shows text right away, and the model refines it in the background.
Pick the engine, or turn OCR off, in Settings under Capture and privacy. When the Windows language pack for Vietnamese is missing, the app tells you, because diacritics may be lost.
In the editor
Open the full image editor with Alt E . The Recognized text panel in the top bar lets you copy all the text, or select part of it to ask Claude about only that part.
The same recognized text powers auto-redact, which covers emails, phone numbers, card numbers, API keys and tokens it finds.
Frequently asked questions
Is my screenshot uploaded to read its text?
No. SnapPrompt recognizes the text in a capture on your computer, and nothing is uploaded for OCR. If you then ask Claude about text you selected, that selected text is sent as a quote, because you asked Claude about it.
Which OCR engines does SnapPrompt use?
Two: Windows OCR, which is built in, and the local Xiaomi-OCR-0 model, about 850 MB, which you download from Settings. With Xiaomi-OCR-0, Windows OCR shows text right away and the model refines it in the background.
Does it read Vietnamese?
Yes, but Windows needs the Vietnamese language pack. SnapPrompt warns you when the pack is missing, because diacritics may be lost without it.
Can I turn OCR off?
Yes. OCR on or off, and the OCR engine, are in Settings under Capture and privacy. An organization policy can also choose the engine.
How do I copy text from a screenshot?
Press Alt+S, or choose Select text in the capture tool strip, then select words in the image like normal text and copy them. In the editor, Recognized text has a Copy all button.
Try SnapPrompt free for 3 days
Windows 64-bit. After the trial, $19 + applicable tax once, with 1 year of updates included. You use your own Claude account.