SnapAct — Drag. Read. Act. – macOS menu bar app for instant text actions using on-device OCR

Summary: SnapAct is a macOS menu bar app that uses Apple’s Vision OCR to capture text from any on-screen content, including PDFs, images, videos, and locked documents. It provides five instant actions—copy, Google search, Claude AI query, translation, and terminal input—without sending data to the cloud.

What it does

By pressing ⌘⇧Space and dragging a box over text, SnapAct extracts text via on-device OCR and displays a HUD with five actionable options. It works on any visible text regardless of selectability.

Who it's for

Users who need quick access to text actions from any screen content on macOS 13 or later.

Why it matters

It eliminates the multi-step copy-paste process by enabling instant text extraction and action without cloud dependency.