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Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by ghostffcode » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 3:36 PM UTC

bigfudge wrote: post #16

This doesn't work for me... no screenshots are imported, and no new ones appear (running latest Catalina)

Hi, I've gotten a couple of reports on this and I'm looking into it. Please be patient while I figure out the cause.

Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by ghostffcode » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 3:37 PM UTC

gyosifov wrote: post #10

One minor suggestion: compress the image from your website for faster loading time.

Done, thank you for the tip.

Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by philfreo » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 3:50 PM UTC

I already have screenshots going into a Dropbox -> Screenshots directory (with "Fan" display from my macOS Dock), which I like.

However I do want non-cloud OCR / text search on existing + new screenshots.

Basically I don't want you to change anything about my screenshot setup except make it searchable.

Does VisionShot do this for me?

Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by spookybones » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 4:18 PM UTC

madeofpalk wrote: post #17

hgo wrote: post #11

For moving screenshots to another location than the desktop, this setting works on macOS 10.14.6 defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Downloads/

As of a few years ago, you can change this in the cmd + shift + 5 screenshot tool, and it'll persist to the other screenshot shortcuts https://i.imgur.com/tsAmsFe.png

Useful. Thanks!

Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by blakewatson » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 4:34 PM UTC

I don’t know if this was intentional or just a happy accident, but I’m really glad that the menu bar app doesn't disappear automatically on mouse click. It means I can type into the search input with the macOS Accessibility Keyboard without the app closing on me—which is what happens to me in most menu bar apps.

Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by ghostffcode » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 4:38 PM UTC

philfreo wrote: post #23

I already have screenshots going into a Dropbox -> Screenshots directory (with "Fan" display from my macOS Dock), which I like. However I do want non-cloud OCR / text search on existing + new screenshots. Basically I don't want you to change anything about my screenshot setup except make it searchable. Does VisionShot do this for me?

Yes, go to import and change the directory you want it to import from and choose the "Import Only" option.

Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by ghostffcode » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

blakewatson wrote: post #25

I don’t know if this was intentional or just a happy accident, but I’m really glad that the menu bar app doesn't disappear automatically on mouse click. It means I can type into the search input with the macOS Accessibility Keyboard without the app closing on me—which is what happens to me in most menu bar apps.

A happy accident I guess. I'll be sure to keep it that way in updates and upcoming versions, cheers.

Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by ghostffcode » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 4:48 PM UTC

riter wrote: post #12

Major personal use cases: - SS during conf demo calls - SS competitor products (UI designers, game and product designers to convey flow / features) - SS images that don't allow download on sites (memes, fb, insta) - SS chats to convey conversation (TG, Whatsapp, etc.) Feedback w/o trying app: - Would be great if it could classify app / tag app names if it recognizes the client as I may not remember the content initia…

Thank you for the detailed feedback. I like the idea of grouping certain screenshots based on tags and origin. I wanted to put out the initial iteration and see what works before putting in more time. I am also working on an extension that can interface with the desktop app to provide finer details about the origin of a screenshot. Also thinking about optional backup for folks who want it. Thank you once again and I'll be sure to update on the next iteration.

Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by mihau » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 4:55 PM UTC

I changed screenshot directory in cmd + shift + 5 screenshot tool, can I change it in VisionShot too ?

Re: Show HN: Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS

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Post by ghostffcode » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 5:05 PM UTC

mihau wrote: post #29

I changed screenshot directory in cmd + shift + 5 screenshot tool, can I change it in VisionShot too ?

Yes, you can. Go to import and change to your screenshots directory. Then select "Import Only"... restart the app and your default screenshot directory will be the new directory it watches for new screenshots.