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It works quietly in the background and it doesn't use too many resources.Kinetic type is one of the many uses of After Effects (Image credit: Adobe) The application lets you set up your own hotkey. Thanks to Textify's smart functionality, any text that shows up on your computer can be captured and edited. Finally, you can choose to select the entire text or part of it, edit it or copy it to the clipboard as normal. This will instantly make the text editable, in a small text box, right above the original. If a message pops up on your screen, while the application is running, you can hover with the mouse cursor over the text and use your defined hotkey. You can choose any combination between the Shift, Alt and Control keys and the left, right and middle mouse buttons. Textify comes with a compact user interface, on which you can choose a key combination for capturing text. Running the application and letting it work in the background will enable you to capture non-editable text at any time.

There is no need to go through an installation process and there are no special requirements you have to meet. All you have to do is extract a small executable from a ZIP archive and run it. The application is absolutely free and you can have it up and running in no time.

Instead of transcribing a long error message to look it up, you can just copy the message to the clipboard and save up valuable time. This simple little application is capable of turning non-editable text into editable text. If you have ever looked up an error message on the Internet, then you will definitely appreciate what Textify can do for you.

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