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Scan from any app
QR codes in browsers, PDFs, Slack, Zoom, or email — Synapse reads them from your live screen content, wherever they appear.
See a QR code on a website, in an email, or on a Zoom call? Synapse reads it directly from your display in seconds.
Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
The most awkward moment in tech: pointing your phone camera at your own laptop screen to scan a QR code. Synapse eliminates this. Trigger the QR Scanner from your menu bar, point at any QR code visible on screen — from any app, browser, document, or video call — and Synapse instantly decodes it and copies the result to your clipboard. No phone required, ever.
QR codes in browsers, PDFs, Slack, Zoom, or email — Synapse reads them from your live screen content, wherever they appear.
The decoded URL or text lands directly on your clipboard, ready to paste in one keystroke.
If the QR code contains a URL, Synapse can open it in your default browser automatically.
Stop pointing your phone at your own screen. Synapse is faster, more accurate, and far less embarrassing.
QR decoding happens entirely on your Mac. Nothing is sent to any server.
Trigger from the menu bar or a keyboard shortcut. The whole interaction takes under 2 seconds.
Click the QR Scan tile in Synapse from your menu bar.
Your cursor changes to a crosshair — click to scan the visible screen.
Synapse detects any QR code on screen and decodes it instantly.
The decoded content (URL, text, etc.) is copied to your clipboard.
If it's a URL, choose to open it in your browser or just paste the text.
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Download for Mac — FreemacOS 13 Ventura or later