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aetherlens

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Install latest/edge of aetherlens

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.

Install using the command line

sudo snap install aetherlens --edge

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aetherlens is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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Details for aetherlens

Package name

  • aetherlens

License

  • MIT

Last updated

  • 25 July 2026 - latest/edge

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Instant screen-to-text Clipboard Utility for Ubuntu & Linux

AetherLens is a fast, lightweight screen-to-text clipboard utility designed for Ubuntu and Linux desktops.

Key Features:

  • Press Ctrl+Shift+4 (customizable) to capture text anywhere on your screen.
  • Automatic QR Code payload detection and instant decoding.
  • Floating Sticky Notes to pin text overlays anywhere on your desktop.
  • Smart Entity Extraction (Emails, Phones, IPs, and JSON payloads).
  • Text Formatting Presets (UPPERCASE, lowercase, camelCase, JSON pretty-print).
  • Native Libadwaita Ubuntu GTK4 visual styling with Catppuccin dark/light themes.
  • Support for both Wayland and X11 display backends.
  • OCR runs 100% locally on device.

Install aetherlens on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the installing snapd documentation.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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