Show HN: Squint – Drag a box on your screen and ask AI about it

Category: ai-ml

Tags: screenshot, ai, productivity, privacy

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

Squint is a menu bar/tray app that lets you drag a box on your screen to capture a region and ask an AI about it. It uses OpenAI's API with two model tiers and focuses on privacy with no background capture. It's interesting for its simple, focused UX and clear privacy stance.

Target audience: general users, developers, knowledge workers

Repository: https://heysquint.com/

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