Show HN: Squint Lets You Ask AI About Any Area of Your Screen

Summary

Squint is a desktop tool presented on Hacker News that lets users drag a box over any part of the screen and ask an AI question about the selected area. It is designed to replace the usual sequence of taking a screenshot, switching to a chat tab, uploading the image, and returning to the original task. The application is built with Rust and Tauri v2 and includes a native screenshot implementation intended to improve performance and stability. Answers are generated by OpenAI models through two modes: Fast, which usually begins responding within 1–2 seconds, and Best, which is slower but intended to provide higher-quality responses. The free plan requires email sign-in and allows three captures per day, capped at ten per week, using Fast. Squint Plus costs $10 per month or $99 per year and includes 2,500 monthly credits, access to Best, and up to ten follow-ups per capture; Best answers cost 25 credits and Fast answers cost one. The product currently supports Windows 10 and 11 and Linux on Wayland with GNOME 45 or newer or KDE Plasma 6. It does not yet support macOS or X11. The author is asking users whether the workflow is faster than their current process, what pricing would feel reasonable, and whether installation, sign-in, or capture problems occur.