lukebuild/LuxShot
Minimalist macOS OCR tool. Open-source, privacy-first, and built with SwiftUI.
- Stars
- 56
- Forks
- 4
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 7mo ago
LuxShot star history
-1 this week
About LuxShot
LuxShot is a free, open-source computer vision tool by lukebuild, written mainly in Swift. Minimalist macOS OCR tool. Open-source, privacy-first, and built with SwiftUI. It has 56 GitHub stars and 4 forks, and was last updated 7mo ago. It's released under the GPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Commercial use
- Copyleft
- Language
- Swift
- Stars
- 56
- Last update
- 7mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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LuxShot FAQ
Can I use LuxShot commercially?
With conditions. GPL-3.0 allows commercial use, but software you distribute that builds on it must be released under the same license. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is LuxShot free?
Yes. LuxShot is open source and free to use. It's released under the GPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does LuxShot run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, LuxShot works on macOS.
Does LuxShot need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is LuxShot still maintained?
It was last updated 7mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to LuxShot?
Similar free, open-source tools include Easydict, Umi-OCR, capcap, snow-apps.
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