How to copy text from an image
A screenshot can show exactly what you need while making the words impossible to select. Optical character recognition, or OCR, turns the visible letters into editable text.
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Start with a clear image
Use the original image when you can. Tiny screenshots, heavy compression, rotated writing and elaborate fonts make recognition harder. For a webpage, select just the useful region instead of including menus and unrelated text.
Choose a local image, right-click or screen selection
TextLens can read an image file you choose on your device, a visible image chosen from its right-click menu, or a region you drag on the screen. The screen tools capture only the visible viewport. Choose a local image file if the image is hidden in an inaccessible frame.
Pick the language and read
Choose English, French or Arabic, or one of the bundled combinations. Click Convert image to text and let the local worker finish. You can select several files for a batch and keep approximate spacing when that helps with the original layout.
Review before you copy
Check names, numbers, punctuation and similar-looking characters. Copy the result or download a text file, then make any corrections in your own editor. Searchable history keeps recognized text locally; it does not preserve the original screenshot.
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