ToriOCR is a native macOS application designed to simplify language immersion by offering powerful OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capabilities for Japanese, Chinese, and Korean text. With its built-in text-to-speech (TTS), dictionary lookup, and one-click Anki export features, ToriOCR is an essential tool for language learners, researchers, and professionals who frequently encounter multilingual text on their screens.
The app is 100% free and runs locally on macOS, ensuring privacy and performance without requiring internet connectivity. It is optimized for users who want to quickly extract and understand text from images or screen captures. Whether you're studying a textbook, reading documents, or analyzing content in foreign languages, ToriOCR provides an intuitive and efficient way to interact with non-English text.
ToriOCR operates as a menu bar application that allows users to capture text from the screen using a keyboard shortcut (Cmd + Shift + S). Once a region of the screen is selected, the app performs OCR to extract the text and displays it in a popup window. The recognized text can be immediately translated, spoken aloud via TTS, or exported directly to Anki for study purposes.
Users can customize the OCR and translation languages within the app settings. If additional language packs or TTS voices are needed, they can be downloaded directly from within the application. This streamlined workflow makes it easy to integrate ToriOCR into daily language learning or work routines.
| Benefit | Description |
|---|---|
| Language Learning | Ideal for students and self-learners of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean |
| Text Extraction | Quickly extract text from images, screenshots, or PDFs |
| Accessibility | Enhances accessibility through TTS and dictionary support |
| Study Integration | Direct export to Anki for spaced repetition learning |
| Privacy & Security | Runs locally without data being sent to external servers |
