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How to Extract Text From Images With Snipping Tool
Updated: June 5, 2024
Documents are easy to work with but what about images with a lot of text? If it’s just a few words, you could type it out manually. But what if it’s over 100 words long or in a different language? With the Snipping Tool on Windows, you can extract text from images and save yourself […]
4 Ways to Convert Image to Text in Google Docs
Published: August 3, 2023
If you go through the list of menu options in Google Docs, you will not find any built-in OCR option to extract text from a picture. Before you get disappointed, you should know that there are other workarounds to extract and copy text from a picture in Google Docs. One of them involves using Google […]
How to Convert Image to Text in Word on PC
Published: May 1, 2023
“Can Microsoft Word extract text from an image?” or “How to convert a JPEG to Word and edit text?” Are these the questions that got you here? You won’t be disappointed then. Well, Microsoft Word cannot extract text from images directly, However, you can use workarounds to copy and export text from images. In this […]
How to Extract Text From Anywhere on Windows 11/10
Published: January 2, 2023
Windows 10 and 11 OS doesn’t allow you to copy text from images, PDF files, videos, and other file formats. So you may have to enter everything manually or use some online OCR services that can help extract text from images and screenshots. Sometimes, we all need to do that. For example, a screenshot of […]
How to Copy Text From Image on Windows 10/11
Updated: October 5, 2022
There are many reasons or instances where you would want to copy text from an image or screenshot on your Windows 10 or 11 computer. You want to copy contact details or addresses from banner ads, email id, that delicious cooking recipe, or any other data point. Copying text from images or screenshots is not […]
6 Best Free OCR Software Online
Updated: July 30, 2022
Now, you don’t need an app like Adobe Acrobat to extract text from images or PDFs. There are many OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software online that do a similar or better job without the hassle of installing an app on your computer. They are also platform-agnostic as all you need a browser. The best part […]
How to Convert Picture to Excel Table in a Blink of an Eye
Updated: October 18, 2021
There are plenty of OCR apps that let you convert images to text. However, they often falter when you have to convert tables to excel sheets. All of them interpret the lines as “|”. Recently, I stumbled upon the newly launched Office app which can convert a picture into an Excel table in just 2 […]
Top 7 CamScanner Alternatives You Should Try to Avoid Malware
Updated: May 18, 2020
Russian Antivirus giant, Kaspersky recently released a blog post discussing their discovery of a Trojan malware injector found in various versions of CamScanner. While Google was quick to boot the app from the Play Store, CamScanner released an official statement claiming that necessary actions have been taken and the fixed, updated version can be downloaded […]
Best Free OCR Software for Windows 10
Updated: May 9, 2019
I still prefer to write my information and findings on a paper. Now the deal is, these paper notes keep piling up and I have nowhere to stock them. OCR apps are one way of getting rid of these huge piles of paper. In case you are unaware, OCR apps convert your handwritten documents or scanned […]
8 Best OCR Apps for iPhone to Scan Images to Text
Updated: October 16, 2021
While the native notes app lets you scan documents, it’s still doesn’t have OCR for scanned docs. And let’s be honest, without OCR, document “scanning” is just taking a picture and cropping it. So, today, we will take a look at some of the best OCR apps for iOS smartphones to scan images to text. You can […]
8 Best OCR App for Android
Updated: October 16, 2021
Using your smartphone camera to scan documents isn’t anything new. Earlier we saw some of the best Android scanner apps to scan QR codes and visiting cards. And as you have guessed it from the title, next in the line is – best OCR apps for Android. While there is no shortage of OCR apps for Android on […]
5 Best OCR Software For Big Documents – 2018
Updated: October 16, 2021
Have some old documents that require digitization? Best OCR Software Traditionally, you need to manually type each and every word to convert them. But you no longer have to follow the old process thanks to some good and powerful OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. In case you are wondering, here are some of the best […]