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Capture & Ask
Choose a screen area. Copyless saves the screenshot locally, attaches it, and opens the conversation overlay.
Use Copyless without breaking focus
Copyless is built for the moment something on your Mac needs AI help. Capture a screenshot, ask a text-only question, paste files, run a quick action, or switch models without leaving your current work.
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Quick Chat
Open or hide the overlay for text questions, follow-ups, or adding files before you capture anything.
Shortcuts can be changed later in Copyless Settings.
hello
Hi! How can I help?
I can also review the screenshot you attached and give feedback on the UI/flow if you want.
Ask anything · ⌘⇧2 to attach screenshot
Two ways to start
Copyless has one flow for screenshot questions and one flow for direct questions. Both keep the conversation ready for follow-ups and attachments.
Two-step screenshot flow
- Press ⌘⇧2 and select the screen area you want to ask about.
- When the overlay opens, ask your question. The screenshot is already attached, so there is no upload or paste step.
Direct question flow
- Press ⌘⇧Space to open an empty conversation.
- Ask directly, or drag and paste screenshots, images, PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, text, or code files whenever you need more context.
Use / for quick actions
Type / at the start of the composer to open common actions. The picker filters as you type, supports arrow keys and Return, and turns the selected action into a compact chip above the input.
Translate
Translate Chinese to English, or other languages to Simplified Chinese.
Summarize
Condense visible content, pasted files, or typed text into the main points.
Explain
Rewrite complicated content in simpler terms while keeping the important details.
Extract Text
Pull readable text from screenshots or attachments without inventing missing content.
Rewrite
Improve clarity and wording while preserving facts, names, numbers, and tone.
Action Items
Extract tasks, owners, dates, blockers, and next steps when they are present.
Settings
Use Settings for defaults you want Copyless to remember across new conversations.
- General: screenshot shortcut, overlay shortcut, and Launch at Login.
- Account: plan, token usage, remaining tokens, reset timing, sign in, upgrade, or manage billing.
- Assistant: assistant style, default model, Markdown format, verbosity, reasoning effort, and custom instructions.
- Capture: where screenshots are saved locally. The default folder is Desktop.
- Appearance: chat font size for the overlay and main windows.
Models
Settings controls the default model for new sessions. The model button in the composer changes only the current conversation.
- GPT-5.4 Mini
- Use it for faster everyday questions, summaries, translations, and lightweight screenshot help.
- GPT-5.5
- Use it when the question is complex, the attachment context is dense, or quality matters more than speed and token efficiency.
- Where to check: Settings shows used tokens, remaining tokens, and reset timing.
- Anonymous: 100,000 lifetime tokens.
- Free: 1,000,000 tokens per month.
- Pro: 10,000,000 tokens per month.
Q&A
Short answers to the questions that usually come up after the first few screenshots.
How does token usage work?
- Where to check: Settings shows the current plan, used tokens, remaining tokens, and reset timing.
- What counts: Screenshots, files, message history, and assistant output can all contribute to a request's token usage.
- How it is tracked: Copyless records usage on the backend after model requests complete.
Which model should I choose?
Use GPT-5.4 Mini for fast everyday questions, summaries, translations, and lightweight screenshot help. Switch the current session to GPT-5.5 when the question is complex, the attachment context is dense, or answer quality matters more than speed and token efficiency.
Can I switch models in the middle of a conversation?
Yes. Use the model button in the composer. The change applies to the current session only, does not rewrite your global default, and cannot be changed while Copyless is already streaming a response.
What files can I add?
You can paste or drag supported images, PDFs, Word or RTF documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and common text or code files. Pasted and dragged files are copied into Copyless app storage so later turns do not break if the original file moves.
What does / do?
Typing / at the start of the composer opens Quick Actions such as Translate, Summarize, Explain, Extract Text, Rewrite, and Action Items. With attachments present, the action applies to those attachments by default; typed text becomes extra instruction.
Are screenshots and files uploaded separately?
No remote Files API object is created for pasted attachments. When you send a request, Copyless sends the needed screenshot or file content through the Copyless backend as base64 request content for that conversation turn.
Ready to try it on your screen?
Install Copyless, keep the default shortcuts, and change them later if another macOS shortcut already owns the same keys.