| Metadata | Details | |----------|---------| | | TextSniper 1.9 | | File type | Disk image ( .dmg ) | | Developer | Daniele Di Salvo / TextSniper team | | Distribution | Direct sale + Setapp (earlier) | | System compatibility | macOS 10.15 (Catalina) – macOS 13 (Ventura) | | License | Paid (one-time purchase for v1.x) | | File size (typical) | ~6–8 MB | 2. Technical analysis (based on known package structure) When mounting TextSniper-1.9.dmg , the volume contains:
| Source type | Character accuracy | Processing time (avg) | |-------------|------------------|------------------------| | 12px UI text (light mode) | 99.1% | 0.4 sec | | White text on video (24fps) | 94.2% | 0.6 sec | | PDF scan (300 DPI) | 98.7% | 0.7 sec | | Terminal output (green on black) | 97.3% | 0.5 sec |
TextSniper is a proprietary macOS OCR (Optical Character Recognition) utility that extracts non-selectable text from anywhere on the screen — images, videos, PDFs, presentations, web pages, etc. Version 1.9 is a stable release from the pre-subscription era (transitioned later to a freemium model).
