TextSnap

Image to text

Get the text from signs, pages, receipts and screenshots with your camera or a picture. It's read on your phone, ready to copy, share, search or save.

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Free · ad-free from US$2/month
Nothing is uploaded
Android 10 or newer

What it does

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Text in view is outlined as you aim; one tap captures and reads it. Use the torch and pinch to zoom for dim light and small print.

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01Live cameraText in view is outlined as you aim; one tap captures and reads it. Use the torch and pinch to zoom for dim light and small print.

02Pictures and screenshotsPick an image from your gallery, or share one in from any app, to get text you can't select.

03Pick just the lines you needTap or drag across lines on the picture to select them. Or switch to the text, kept in reading order, and edit it.

04One-tap actionsPhone numbers, emails, links, dates, addresses and Wi-Fi passwords become buttons: dial, email, open, add to calendar, map, or copy the password.

05Five writing systemsLatin (English, Spanish, French and many more), Chinese, Devanagari, Japanese and Korean.

06History and exportScans are kept on your phone and you can search them. Save the text as a .txt file or a searchable PDF.

Three steps

Aim or pick
Point the camera at text and tap Capture, or pick a photo or screenshot.
Choose the lines
Tap the lines you want on the picture, or edit the text.
Use the text
Copy, share, search or translate it, or save it as a .txt file or PDF.

Privacy

Text is read on your phone. Your pictures and text are never uploaded.
History stays on your phone. Turn it off or delete it at any time.
The camera is optional: pictures from your gallery work without it.
The free version shows ads from Google AdMob, which collects some data. You can change your ad choices in Settings.

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Details

Price: Free with ads. Premium (no ads): US$2 a month or US$20 a year, cancel any time in Google Play. History and exports are free.
Needs: Android 10 or newer, with Google Play services.
Writing systems: Latin, Chinese, Devanagari, Japanese and Korean. Not supported: Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Cyrillic and handwriting.
Exports: .txt and searchable PDF, saved to Documents/TextSnap.
History: Up to 500 scans, kept on your phone.

Questions

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Does it need internet?

Only to get the text readers. Google Play services downloads the Latin one when the app is installed, and each other writing system (a few MB) the first time you choose it. After that, reading works offline.

Which languages can it read?

Languages written in Latin letters (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Indonesian, Vietnamese and many more), Chinese, Hindi and other Devanagari languages, Japanese and Korean. Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Cyrillic and handwriting aren't supported.

Are camera photos saved to my gallery?

No. A small copy is kept inside the app with that scan in your history, or deleted right away if history is off.

How do I delete my scans?

Delete one scan, or all of them, from History. You can also turn off Keep history in Settings; the app then asks whether to delete the scans already kept.

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