scanread.ai

    Screenshot to Text

    Screenshot to text — free, instant. Extract copyable text from any screenshot. Perfect for error messages, code, chat logs, and UI content.

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    Quick Answer

    ScanRead's screenshot to text tool extracts copyable content from any screen capture using AI OCR. Paste with Ctrl+V and get clean output in about 2 seconds. Free for 10 pages per day without signup. Ideal for error messages, code snippets, chat logs, and UI labels that you cannot normally select.

    Yes (Ctrl+V / ⌘V)
    Clipboard paste support
    ~2 seconds
    Processing speed
    10 pages/day
    Free no-signup limit
    97%+ typically
    Accuracy on screen text

    How to use screenshot to text

    1

    Take a capture

    Use your system shortcut (Win+Shift+S, ⌘+Shift+4 on Mac, or phone screenshot gesture). Clipboard or file — both work.

    2

    Paste or upload

    Press Ctrl+V or ⌘V inside ScanRead to paste directly from clipboard, or drag the file. Processing starts automatically.

    3

    Copy the output

    Extraction takes about 2 seconds. Click 'Copy all' to get clean content — perfect for pasting into tickets, docs, or chat.

    Common use cases

    Scenarios where this tool saves time and delivers accurate, copyable text.

    Error messages and stack traces

    Developers extract error content from bug reports that only include images — no retyping required.

    Code from captures

    Grab code shown in Stack Overflow answers, tutorials, or screenshots shared in Slack without retyping.

    Chat and message history

    Convert captures of chats (WhatsApp, iMessage, Discord) into searchable text records.

    Dashboard and UI copy

    QA testers and writers quickly pull label content from product UIs without inspecting the DOM.

    Why ScanRead

    AI-powered accuracy

    We use PP-OCRv5, a state-of-the-art open-source model that matches Google Vision and Adobe Acrobat on printed text (95-99% accuracy) and outperforms both on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean documents.

    No signup needed

    Try up to 10 pages per day without creating an account. Create a free account for 20 pages per day. No credit card required.

    100+ languages

    Works with 100+ languages including English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and Russian. Automatic language detection.

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