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Hey Product Hunt community! 👋
I’m the maker of Encircle, and I’m so excited to share it with all of you today.
The Backstory:
I built Encircle because I found myself constantly breaking my flow during the workday. Whenever I needed to analyze something on my screen using AI—whether it was a cryptic terminal stack trace, a complex graph in a PDF, or just figuring out a setting — I had to:
1. Take a screenshot.
2. Open a new browser tab.
3. Navigate to ChatGPT or Claude.
4. Upload the file and type my query.
It was slow and friction-heavy. I wanted a way to get answers instantly, right where my eyes were looking.
What is Encircle?
Encircle is a lightweight utility designed exclusively for macOS. You trigger it with a simple keyboard shortcut, draw a circle around any area on your screen, and an interactive AI prompt pops up directly next to your selection.
Our Tech & Privacy Approach:
Encircle is built natively for macOS to ensure it is extremely fast and integrates smoothly with system shortcuts. Because privacy is critical, your screenshot history and questions stay stored locally on your Mac.
I would love to hear what features you want us to add next! I’ll be here all day answering questions and reading your feedback.
Thank you in advance! ❤️
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About Encircle on Product Hunt
“Circle it. Ask it. That simple.”
Encircle was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #133 on the daily leaderboard. A native macOS utility for asking AI models about any selected area of your screen.
Encircle was featured in Menu Bar Apps (12.2k followers) and Apple (15.5k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 8.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Encircle?
Encircle was hunted by Akash Singh. 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.
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