Markey is a lightweight Windows tool that turns screenshots into LLM-ready Markdown instantly.
- OCR Powered: Uses native Windows OCR (no extra installs).
- Context Aware: Choose templates for VS Code errors, GitHub discussions, or custom topics.
- Background Service: Sits in the system tray and responds to
Ctrl + Alt + M. - Privacy First: 100% offline. No data leaves your machine.
- Run
Markey.exe. - Take a screenshot with
Win + Shift + S. - Press
Ctrl + Alt + M. - Select your format and paste into your favorite LLM.
- Prerequisites Ensure you have Python 3.10+ installed on your Windows 10/11 machine.
- Clone the Repository
Open your terminal (PowerShell or Command Prompt) and run:
git clone [https://github.com/yourusername/Markey.git](https://github.com/yourusername/Markey.git) cd Markey - Install Requirements
Run:
pip install winrt-Windows.Media.Ocr winrt-Windows.Graphics.Imaging winrt-Windows.Storage.Streams Pillow keyboard pystray pyperclip
- Run the Application
Run:
python main.py
- Production Compilation
To bundle Markey into a portable, zero-dependency single executable file:
pip install pyinstaller pyinstaller --noconsole --onefile --icon=logo.ico --add-data "logo.png;." main.py