TextSniper is a new Mac app I wish I’d had years ago. It takes text in a graphic or non-selectable PDF, and turns it into actual text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Using it is as easy as taking a screengrab and then pasting.
One of the more annoying aspects of my work is when I need to quote some text that is provided in graphic form. Company statements on Twitter are a common example, where they get around the character limit by posting an image of the statement…
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