Get Capecho

Download Capecho for Mac.

Capture words while you read on your Mac, understand them in context, and start building a vocabulary you actually review. Available now on Mac — the iPhone review companion is coming.

Download for Mac

Free · macOS 14+ · notarized & signed

§ 01 — The two halves
Capecho for macOS — the capture half

A global shortcut, on-device recognition, a free word explanation (core meaning + POS, with senses + pronunciation behind an expand), and one-keystroke save. You review right here on the Mac too.

Status: available now · direct download

The phone review companion — the review half

Your captured words will sync to your phone and come back as spaced-repetition reviews, so idle minutes become review minutes.

Status: coming soon

§ 02 — What to expect

Early, honest, and actively developed.

What's available

Mac capture and review are available now. Mobile review is coming; mobile capture is later. Things will change, and your feedback shapes what ships next.

How it updates

The app is notarized and auto-updates itself, so you stay on the latest build without re-downloading. An honest cadence, not manufactured urgency.

What it costs

The core loop is free — up to 200 saved words and 10 in-context explanations a day. Pro ($6/mo or $48/yr) lifts both ceilings, and hitting a free limit never locks what you've saved.

§ 03 — What's free, what you'll need
Free
  • ·Capture, the full word explanation (meaning + POS, senses, pronunciation)
  • ·Word Book, FSRS review, cross-device sync, Anki / CSV export

Free up to 200 saved words and 10 in-context explanations a day. Pro lifts both — $6/mo or $48/yr.

What you'll need
  • ·A Mac you read on (macOS 14 or later).
  • ·The screen-recording permission (macOS labels it Screen Recording) — used only at your keypress; the system returns just the recognized text, the screen image never reaches Capecho, nothing uploaded. Or use copy/paste mode.
  • ·A directly notarized, signed Mac app (not the App Store yet). Sign-in is Google or email.

More in the pricing and FAQ.

§ 04 — After you download

What happens next.

Open the app, grant the one permission (or use copy/paste mode), and press the shortcut on your first word. Sign in whenever you want to sync and review across devices — and you'll get a heads-up here when the phone companion is ready.

Screen never uploaded · core loop is free · Mac first, phone coming