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TRex vs Pot

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

TRex

7.0
Productivity

Easy to use text extraction tool

Pot

8.0
Productivity

Software for text translation and recognition

Metric TRex Pot
Category Productivity Productivity
AI Score 7.0 8.0
30-day Installs 158 119
90-day Installs 688 283
365-day Installs 1.8K 595
Version 2.0.0 3.0.7
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 1.7K 17.3K
GitHub Forks 55 828
Open Issues 4 439
License MIT GPL-3.0
Language Swift JavaScript
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago 3mo ago
First Seen Feb 7, 2022 Nov 7, 2025

Reviews

TRex

TRex is a user-friendly macOS app designed for efficient text extraction. It stands out with its simplicity and effectiveness, making it ideal for anyone needing quick text capture from the screen.

TRex allows users to easily extract and copy text from any part of their screen.

Pros

  • + User-friendly interface
  • + Active development and maintenance
  • + MIT license for open-source flexibility

Cons

  • - Lack of auto-update feature
  • - Potential naming confusion with other projects

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