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Kiri

Kiri is a screen capture program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux: text recognition (OCR).

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Kiri is a screen capture program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: text recognition (OCR).

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “截图、录屏和文字识别工具，支持 macOS、Windows、Linux。Screenshots, screen recording, and OCR for macOS, Windows, and Linux.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “Free, open-source screenshots, local OCR and recording for macOS, Windows and Linux.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Kiri is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
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  • Last technical check: 9 November 2026
  • Listing written automatically from verified facts.

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