ClariRec is a menu-bar OCR app for macOS. It extracts text from screenshots (⌥S), clipboard images (⌥V), and image files — built for repeated capture, not one-off experiments.
Default recognition uses macOS Vision on your device. Optional BYOK OCR, cloud translation, and formula recognition send only what you trigger to the provider you configure. ClariRec does not operate content servers and does not include analytics SDKs.
Who builds it
ClariRec is developed by an independent Apple-platform developer focused on macOS utilities. The product is published under the ClariRec name on the Mac App Store. There is no venture-backed content farm behind these pages — the docs describe the app as shipped.
Support and product questions: [email protected]
Capabilities (short)
- Screenshot, clipboard, and file OCR; editable results; Popup / HUD / Silent modes
- Export
.txt/.md; Markdown tables (and lists on macOS 26 document recognition) - Translation: local model, Apple Intelligence (macOS 26+), system translation (macOS 15+), or BYOK; also Services and
⌥T - Shortcuts /
clarirec://automation - Pro: remote OCR execution and screenshot-to-LaTeX (Custom API / Qwen)
- UI in 7 languages; no ClariRec account
How-to detail lives in the guides index, not on this page.
Requirements
- macOS 14.0+ (Universal Binary)
- Screen Recording for screenshot OCR only
- Optional: notifications; file access only for files you choose
- No Accessibility, Camera, Microphone, or Apple Events permission
- Local translation model: optional ~1.1GB download
- Apple Intelligence translation / native document recognition: macOS 26+ when available
- Network only for BYOK use, model/language-pack download, or provider tests
Trust & privacy (summary)
- Default System OCR stays on-device
- No ClariRec account; no analytics SDKs in the app
- BYOK content goes directly to your configured endpoint when you trigger it
- Full wording: Privacy Policy · boundary table: Local OCR for macOS
Guides
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