Copy text from a screenshot or photo
No retyping: drop the picture and the words become text you can copy.
Steps
- Drop the picture into Image to text (or paste it with Ctrl+V). The first time, the reader (about 6 MB) is fetched.
- The text appears in the box below; fix any slip right there.
- Lines cut by the screen width come back together with “Join each paragraph”.
- Copy it or save it as text, or hand it straight to Translate, Chat or Find.
Questions
- Which languages can it read?
- English, plus Japanese on the Japanese page and French on the French page.
- Can it read handwriting?
- It is made for printed text; handwriting and decorative lettering cause more mistakes.
- Can it read many pictures at once?
- With the Pass, as many as you like, joined into one text. One at a time is free.
Pictures are never sent anywhere; everything runs in this browser.