Tray Popover
Left-click the menu bar.
A visual popover with every capture mode, your most-used toggles, and quick links to shortcuts and settings. Keyboard-navigable for power users, clickable for everyone else.
PluckShot
Capture your screen. Understand what's on it.
Take a screenshot of anything — a recipe, an error message, a confusing bill, a wall of text — and AI instantly pulls out what matters. Copied and ready to paste.
Start your 14-day free trial. No credit card required.
As simple as taking a screenshot.
No context switching. No uploading screenshots. Just point, capture, and get answers.
Press Hotkey
Hit ⌘+Shift+2 to activate PluckShot anywhere on your screen.
Drag to Select
Draw a box around code, text, images, or errors. PluckShot captures it.
Extracted & Ready
Your capture is processed and the result is copied to your clipboard.
Whether you're a developer troubleshooting code, a student researching papers, or someone who just wants to grab a recipe from a YouTube video — PluckShot works for you.
You're already doing this.
It just takes too many steps.
Here's what getting text from a screenshot looks like today.
Without PluckShot
1
See something on your screen you need
2
Take a screenshot
3
Open your browser
4
Navigate to ChatGPT or Claude
5
Upload the image
6
Type a prompt explaining what you want
7
Wait for the response
8
Copy the result
With PluckShot
1
Press one hotkey
2
Drag to select
3
Done — result is on your clipboard
Five modes. One hotkey.
PluckShot adapts to what you need. Extract, explain, debug, summarize, or guide — all from a single screen capture.
Extract Text & Code Most popular mode
Pull clean, accurate text from anything on your screen.
Recipes from videos
Code from tutorials
Scanned PDFs
Business cards
Images with text
What you captured
Explain What's On Screen Great for learning
Capture anything confusing and get a plain-language breakdown.
Spreadsheet formulas
Medical bills
Complex diagrams
Nutrition labels
Code snippets
What you captured
Capture Errors, Get Fixes Instant troubleshooting
Screenshot any error and get an instant explanation with a step-by-step fix.
Crashed app dialogs
Excel formula errors
Build failures
Browser console traces
What you captured
~/projects/app $ node app.js
TypeError: Cannot read property 'map' of undefined
at fetchUsers (app.js:14:28)
at processData (app.js:8:12)
at Object.<anonymous> (app.js:3:1)
Node.js v20.11.0
Summarize Any Content Save hours daily
Get a concise, structured summary with key takeaways in seconds.
Long email threads
Slack conversations
Research papers
Meeting notes
Documentation
What you captured
Re: Q3 Budget Review — Action Items
Thanks everyone for the call. A few things to follow up on: Marketing wants to reallocate $12K from the trade show budget to digital ads since the Austin event was cancelled. Finance needs the revised projections by Friday. Also, Jake mentioned the new vendor contract saves us $8K/quarter but legal hasn't signed off yet — Lisa, can you follow up? Last thing — the board wants a headcount plan for Q4...
+6 earlier messages in thread
Guide the AI Full control
Add your own context or question before the capture is sent to AI.
"Is this a good deal?"
"Translate this menu"
"What's wrong here?"
What you captured
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Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Headphones
$278.00
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Your prompt: "Is this a good deal? Should I buy these?"
Not a hotkey person? No problem.
PluckShot ships four Quick Access surfaces so you can trigger captures without ever touching your keyboard. Drag them anywhere, collapse them when you need space, or turn them off when you don't.
Floating Toolbar
Dock it at the top.
An always-on-top draggable toolbar with every mode one click away. Click the logo to instantly capture in your last-used mode. Collapses into a tiny pill when you need the screen back.
Sidebar Toolbar
Run it up the side.
Same toolbar, rotated for the edge of your screen. Perfect for wide monitors, horizontal IDEs, and anyone who wants their capture controls out of the way of their main workflow.
Floating Bubble
The smallest footprint.
A single blue circle that follows you around. Click to capture, double-click to open the full mode panel. The tiniest possible surface when you want PluckShot out of sight but always ready.
Smart Actions. Beyond the clipboard.
PluckShot detects entities in your captures — dates, URLs, errors, addresses, tracking numbers — and surfaces one-tap actions.
Date Detected
Add to Calendar
URL Detected
Open in Browser
Error Detected
Search Stack Overflow
Address Detected
Open in Maps
Tracking # Detected
Track Package
Phone Detected
Call or Copy
One screenshot is useful.
A session is powerful.
Group captures together into sessions. PluckShot connects the dots across everything you capture — then summarizes, exports, or builds something new from all of it.
Meal Planning
Capture recipes from YouTube videos all week. PluckShot extracts every ingredient and step — then summarizes it all into one grocery list.
Remote Meetings
Screenshot slides during a presentation. Capture key moments as they happen. End the session with a full summary, notes, and action items.
Research
Capture from articles, docs, and videos across multiple sources. Export the entire session as a PDF, Word doc, or to your notes app.
Export anywhere
PDF
Word
HTML
Obsidian
Logseq
Bear
Your workflow. Your AI.
Choose the model that fits your needs. Bring your own API key for ultimate control, or let us manage it for zero setup.
BYO (Bring Your Own)
Use your own API keys or AI subscriptions
Connect your existing accounts or CLI subscriptions. You pay the provider directly. Perfect for power users.
Managed
Zero setup required
We handle the API keys and routing. Just install the app and start capturing immediately.
Supported Providers
Anthropic
OpenAI
Google Gemini
Groq
OpenRouter
Simple, transparent pricing.
Start with a 14-day free trial. No credit card required.
BYO Pro
Already paying for ChatGPT or Claude? Use it with PluckShot and save.
$5
/mo
- Unlimited captures
- All capture modes (Extract, Explain, Troubleshoot, Summarize, Guided)
- Smart Actions
- Connect Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Groq, OpenRouter
Most Popular
Managed Pro
AI included. No setup. Just capture.
$12
/mo
- Everything in BYO Pro
- Premium AI models included (Claude, GPT-4o)
- No API keys to manage
- Priority support
What happens after the trial? Keep read-only access to all your past captures forever.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this just OCR?
No. While PluckShot can extract text like traditional OCR, it uses advanced multimodal AI models to actually understand the context of the image. This means it can explain code, summarize articles, and detect actionable entities — not just read characters.
Do I need an API key?
It depends on the plan you choose. With the BYO Pro plan, you supply your own API key from providers like OpenAI or Anthropic. With the Managed Pro plan, we handle all the AI infrastructure and costs — no API keys required.
BYO vs Managed: Which should I choose?
Choose BYO if you already pay for an AI subscription that provides API access, or if you want full control over which providers you use. Choose Managed if you want a plug-and-play experience without worrying about API limits or separate billing.
What happens after the trial?
If you choose not to subscribe after your 14-day free trial, your account will transition to a free read-only state. You will still be able to view and search all your past captures, but you won't be able to create new ones.
Is my data private? Will it see everything on my screen?
PluckShot only captures the exact region you select — it never records your full screen or runs in the background. Your captures are sent directly to the AI provider you choose and are never stored on our servers or used to train AI models. The macOS Screen Recording permission is required by Apple for any app that captures screen content, even a small selected area.
Is PluckShot Mac only?
PluckShot is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Do I have to use keyboard shortcuts?
Nope. PluckShot ships four visual Quick Access surfaces: a tray popover, a horizontal floating toolbar, a vertical sidebar toolbar, and a compact floating bubble. Click your way through captures without ever touching a hotkey. You can also turn them all off if you prefer the keyboard.
How is this different from uploading a screenshot to ChatGPT?
Uploading screenshots to ChatGPT works, but it takes several steps: take a screenshot, open your browser, navigate to the chat, upload the image, type a prompt, wait, then copy the result. PluckShot does all of that in one step — select a region, get the answer, it's already copied. No context switching, no browser tabs, no typing prompts.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. You can cancel your subscription at any time from within the app. After canceling, you'll keep access through the end of your billing period, and you'll always retain read-only access to your past captures.
Ready to capture smarter?
Start your 14-day free trial. No credit card required.