Online OCR for screen captures

Screenshot to Text Converter

Upload an app screen, website capture, chat image, presentation slide, or terminal screenshot. Turn text you cannot select into editable content you can copy or download.

Crop private or unrelated screen areas before uploading whenever possible.

Extract text from the screens you use every day

Extract visible text from screen captures when normal copy and paste is not available.

App Screenshot OCR

Copy text from mobile apps, desktop apps, settings screens, dashboards, and interface captures.

Web Page Screenshot OCR

Extract text from website screenshots, browser captures, landing pages, and online articles saved as images.

Chat Screenshot OCR

Turn chat screenshots, message images, comments, and social media captures into editable text.

Error Message OCR

Copy text from error dialogs, logs, terminal screenshots, bug reports, and support screenshots.

Slide Screenshot OCR

Extract text from presentation slides, lecture screenshots, webinar captures, and online course images.

Image to Text

Need broader image OCR? Extract text from photos, scans, labels, menus, and uploaded images.

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Screenshot to text example

Original screenshot
Customer support chat screenshot
Extracted text

R

Hi Kathleen

Rida • 2:31 PM

Hi

it was working earlier

Now it says page not found

book 1 is like, #1 in all its categories so I would
like people to be able to purchase book 2

Read • 2:31 PM

R

Please allow me a moment to look into this.

Rida • 2:32 PM

Thanks for waiting, upon checking please
note that there is an emerging issue which
is causing this error.
Our technical teams are aware and working
on it to resolve this.

R

Rida • 2:35 PM

ah ok

Read • 2:35 PM

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How it works

Upload a screenshot, extract visible text, and use the result.

Step 1

Upload your screenshot

Add a screenshot from your phone, computer, browser, app, chat, slide, or support ticket. PNG, JPG, WEBP, and HEIC files are supported.

Step 2

Extract screen text

The OCR engine reads the visible text in the screenshot and prepares it for review, copying, or export.

Step 3

Copy or export

Review the extracted text, fix anything unclear, then copy it or export the result as TXT, DOCX, or Markdown.

When screenshot OCR works best

Clear, full-resolution captures usually need fewer corrections than scaled, compressed, or visually crowded screenshots.

Needs extra reviewBest input
Tiny text in a full-page captureSharp screenshots at original resolution
Compressed or blurred shared imagesReadable contrast between text and background
Text covered by menus or annotationsA focused crop with complete lines
Code, URLs, and similar-looking charactersOne clear app, message, slide, or error view

Built for real-world screenshot tasks

Use screenshot OCR when the text you need is visible on screen but cannot be selected, copied, or exported directly.

Copying app and website text

Copying app and website text

Extract text from app screens, website captures, online dashboards, mobile screenshots, and interface images.

Saving errors and support details

Saving errors and support details

Copy error messages, system dialogs, terminal output, bug reports, and support screenshots without retyping them.

Turning slides and notes into text

Turning slides and notes into text

Extract text from lecture slides, webinar screenshots, course images, meeting captures, and shared screen recordings.

FAQ

Common questions about extracting text from screenshots.

What is screenshot to text?
Screenshot to text converts visible text inside a screen capture into editable text. It is useful when text appears in an app, website, chat, slide, or error message but cannot be copied directly.
What screenshot formats are supported?
Common image formats such as PNG, JPG, WEBP, and HEIC are supported. These cover most screenshots from phones, tablets, desktops, and browsers.
How is this different from image to text?
Image to text is broader and works with photos, scans, labels, menus, and other images. Screenshot to text focuses on screen captures such as app screens, websites, messages, slides, and error dialogs.
Can I extract text from a phone screenshot?
Yes. You can upload phone screenshots and extract visible text from apps, messages, settings screens, websites, and other mobile captures.
Can it read code or error messages from screenshots?
Yes. It can extract visible text from code snippets, terminal output, error dialogs, and logs in screenshots. You should review technical text carefully before using it.
Can I export the extracted text?
Yes. You can copy regular OCR text or download it as TXT, DOCX, or Markdown. If the screenshot contains a table, use the table workflow for XLSX or CSV downloads.
How do I copy text from a screenshot?
Upload the original screenshot, run OCR, and compare the extracted result with the visible text. Correct any uncertain characters, then use the copy action or download the text in a supported format.
How can I improve screenshot OCR results?
Use a clear screenshot with readable text, enough contrast, and minimal compression. Avoid blurry images, tiny text, and cropped screenshots that cut off important content.
Are uploaded screenshots stored?
Uploaded screenshots may be processed and temporarily stored to provide results, downloads, abuse prevention, and service reliability. Review the Privacy Policy for details.

Copy text from screenshots in seconds

Upload an app screenshot, web capture, chat image, slide, or error message and turn visible text into editable output.

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