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Step-by-step Set up TextSniper

macOS TextSniper

Allow TextSniper


to record


When you first begin using TextSniper on
your Mac, you will be prompted to allow the
app to record your computer’s screen. If you
decline to do this, the app will not work. But
does this mean that the app is dangerous
and could be snooping on other parts of your
display? Simple answer: no. TextSniper says
it doesn’t store screenshots or text, and it
doesn’t send them to outside servers. All
of the functions are carried out locally on
your computer.


ExploreTextSniper’smenu

You can grab text from images taken on your iPhone and use a host of other options

1

Open System Preferences
To give TextSniper permission to record
the screen, click ‘Open System Preferences’
when you are prompted. Alternatively, open
System Preferences and go to ‘Security &
Privacy’ before clicking the ‘Privacy’ tab.

Add custom words
TextSniper has built-in language correction,
but if you are capturing text that includes a
lot of jargon, you’ll want to ensure the app
can recognise them for greater accuracy.
Click the app’s icon in the toolbar and select
‘Preferences’. Then click the ‘Custom Words’
tab and enter words separated by a comma.
They’ll automatically save.

Knowledge base

2

Make the change
The apps that want to record your screen
are listed. Click the lock, type in your admin
password to make changes, then tick the box
next to TextSniper. You will be told that the
app needs to close, so click ‘Quit & Reopen’.

Read QR codes
As well as being able
to capture text from an
image, you can highlight
a QR code or a barcode
and have TextSniper
capture,extract and
convert it to text.

Import from an iPhone
If your iPhone or iPad is connected to
your Mac, you can choose to take a
photo, scan a document or create a
sketch and have TextSniper make use
of any words it detects.

Grab text
We found that TextSniper was
even powerful enough tobe
able to grab text from a
chalkboard. It does struggle
with text that has a lot of
symbols, however.

Have the words
read out
When TextSniper
identifies words, you can
have them read out to you
using this option within
the menu.
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