Stop retyping text and rebuilding tables. Textly lets you instantly capture text from anywhere on your Mac — even when you can't select or copy it. Extract tables from screenshots, PDFs, videos, and apps while keeping rows and columns intact. Export to CSV, Markdown, or TSV, translate text instantly, and revisit previous captures with clipboard history. Just select an area, capture, and get back to what matters.
I'm the indie developer behind Textly, and I'm excited to share it with you!
Textly started from a simple frustration — seeing text or tables on my Mac screen but not being able to copy them. I kept wondering, why should I have to retype something that's already on my screen?
That's what inspired me to build Textly.
What began as a simple text capture tool has grown into something more — with table recognition that preserves rows and columns, instant translation, and searchable clipboard history.
I've put a lot of care into making Textly feel simple, fast, and truly native to macOS.
As an indie developer, your feedback means a lot. I'd love to know what you think and what I could improve.
Thanks for checking out Textly! ❤️
About Textly on Product Hunt
“Capture Text & Tables from Anywhere on Your Mac”
Textly launched on Product Hunt on November 8th, 2026 and earned 88 upvotes and 7 comments, placing #14 on the daily leaderboard. Stop retyping text and rebuilding tables. Textly lets you instantly capture text from anywhere on your Mac — even when you can't select or copy it. Extract tables from screenshots, PDFs, videos, and apps while keeping rows and columns intact. Export to CSV, Markdown, or TSV, translate text instantly, and revisit previous captures with clipboard history. Just select an area, capture, and get back to what matters.
On the analytics side, Textly competes within Mac, Productivity and Menu Bar Apps — topics that collectively have 781.5k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Textly performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Textly?
Textly was hunted by Suresh Shetty. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Textly including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Suresh Shetty
Hey 👋
I'm the indie developer behind Textly, and I'm excited to share it with you!
Textly started from a simple frustration — seeing text or tables on my Mac screen but not being able to copy them. I kept wondering, why should I have to retype something that's already on my screen?
That's what inspired me to build Textly.
What began as a simple text capture tool has grown into something more — with table recognition that preserves rows and columns, instant translation, and searchable clipboard history.
I've put a lot of care into making Textly feel simple, fast, and truly native to macOS.
As an indie developer, your feedback means a lot. I'd love to know what you think and what I could improve.
Thanks for checking out Textly! ❤️