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TextSniper vs Pot

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

TextSniper

7.0
Productivity

Extract text from images and other digital documents

Pot

8.0
Productivity

Software for text translation and recognition

Metric TextSniper Pot
Category Productivity Productivity
AI Score 7.0 8.0
30-day Installs 84 119
90-day Installs 268 283
365-day Installs 1.0K 595
Version 1.12.1 3.0.7
Auto-updates Yes No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 1 17.3K
GitHub Forks - 828
Open Issues - 439
License GPL-3.0
Language JavaScript
Last GitHub Commit 3mo ago 3mo ago
First Seen Nov 28, 2021 Nov 7, 2025

Reviews

TextSniper

TextSniper is a macOS OCR tool that extracts text from images and videos, offering a quick and efficient way to digitize content. It benefits users needing to transcribe text without manual input, such as researchers, writers, or anyone working with digital documents.

Extracts text from screenshots, images, and videos on macOS.

Pros

  • + Efficient text extraction from various sources
  • + Quick and user-friendly interface
  • + Cross-application functionality

Cons

  • - Early-stage project with limited community support
  • - Potential for occasional text recognition errors

Pot

Pot is a cross-platform app for text translation and OCR, offering instant translation and a user-friendly interface. It benefits anyone needing quick translations, especially on macOS.

Pot is a cross-platform tool for text translation and OCR.

Pros

  • + Cross-platform functionality
  • + Instant translation capability
  • + User-friendly interface
  • + Active community and regular updates

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Some platform-specific bugs