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ActionShot versus the alternatives
Honest contrasts against what you'd otherwise do: retype it by hand, run it through an OCR app, or paste it into a notes app.
Three ways people handle screenshots today
Every comparison answers the same question from a different angle: what happens if you skip ActionShot? Retyping by hand is slow and lossy, OCR hands you raw text with no tasks, and notes apps store but never capture. Pick your current workflow for the full breakdown:
- Doing it by hand — Retyping screenshots into to-do lists, from memory, when you remember.
- Generic OCR apps — Text extractors that give you characters, not actions.
- Notes apps — Great shelves with nothing that puts things on them.