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ClariRec
Local-first screenshot OCR& translate for macOS. No tracking
Free screenshot OCR for Mac, local by default via macOS Vision — no account, no upload. Press ⌥S to extract text, then translate or export instantly.
ClariRec is a menu bar app that extracts text from screenshots, clipboard images, or files on your Mac.
The default OCR engine is Apple's on-device Vision framework — your screenshots never leave your computer. There is no ClariRec cloud service, no analytics SDK, no crash reporter. Results exist only in memory.
Translation works offline too — download a ~1.1GB local model and the entire screenshot → text → translation pipeline runs without any network request.
**When local isn't enough:**
Bring your own API key to connect cloud providers (DeepL, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Qwen, Mistral, GLM, and more). Your data goes directly from your Mac to the provider you configured — ClariRec never sits in the middle.
**Features:**
- Screenshot OCR (⌥S), clipboard OCR (⌥V), file OCR
- Translation: offline local model, system translation, Apple Intelligence (macOS 26), DeepL, and 10+ BYOK providers
- Smart Text Cleanup: auto-repairs broken paragraphs from OCR
- Markdown table export
- Formula recognition (Pro): math screenshots → LaTeX with KaTeX preview
- Cross-app translation via macOS Services or ⌥T
- Editable results — fix typos and retranslate
- Shortcuts & URL Scheme
- VoiceOver, 7 UI languages
**Pricing:**
Free: on-device OCR, all translation, cleanup, export, Shortcuts.
Pro ($9.99, one-time): BYOK cloud OCR + formula recognition.
Native Swift/SwiftUI. macOS 14.0+. Solo developer.
About ClariRec on Product Hunt
“Local-first screenshot OCR& translate for macOS. No tracking”
ClariRec was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #38 on the daily leaderboard. Free screenshot OCR for Mac, local by default via macOS Vision — no account, no upload. Press ⌥S to extract text, then translate or export instantly.
On the analytics side, ClariRec competes within Mac, Languages, Menu Bar Apps, Apple and OpenAI Day — topics that collectively have 145.8k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how ClariRec performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted ClariRec?
ClariRec was hunted by Harry. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of ClariRec including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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