Show HN: Local OCR and Image Analysis for LLMs via Apple Vision (macOS)

Category: devtools

Tags: ocr, apple-vision, mcp-server

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

macos-vision-mcp is an MCP-compatible server that provides local, offline OCR and image analysis for LLMs using Apple's on-device Vision framework. It dramatically reduces token costs by pre-extracting text and structure from images/PDFs before sending to an AI, and is interesting because it balances privacy, zero setup, and strong utility for macOS users.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/woladi/macos-vision-mcp · JavaScript · MIT

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