Convert an Image to Text
ScreenApp’s image to text tool runs OCR (optical character recognition) on a photo or screenshot and hands back a clean file of the text it found: upload a file, then use supported tools to convert formats or extract text, audio, frames or a summary, so it becomes text you can copy, search, or paste somewhere else.
Upload a photo of a page, a screenshot, or a scanned document and the tool reads the text and puts it in your library, ready to copy or take further.
What you get:
- Text pulled from an uploaded image with AI, no manual retyping
- Results saved to your ScreenApp library, so you can copy the text or come back to it later
- no watermark on any recording or export
- Free plan: 3 uploads, up to 2 GB each in the free online tool
- Pro removes the upload cap for $19 a month billed annually
How the Conversion Works
- Upload the image: drag in a photo, screenshot, or scanned page, or pick one from your device.
- AI reads the text: ScreenApp processes the image and pulls out the readable text automatically.
- Copy or export: open the result in your library, copy the text, or take it into whatever you’re writing.
Results depend on the image. A clean, well-lit photo of printed text with a plain background gives the tool the most to work with; a blurry photo, a tight crop, or dense handwriting gives it less.
Image to Text Converter vs Other Apps
| Feature | ScreenApp | Image to Text (imagetotext.info) | Image to Text Converter (imagetotext.io) | Transkribus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 3 uploads, up to 2 GB each in the free online tool | Free basic conversion, no file-size limit stated | Free basic conversion, no file-size limit stated | 50 credits a month, up to 10 MB per image |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual, no upload cap | $8/month, up to 20 MB, 50 images per submission | $6/month, up to 30 MB | Not stated on the product page |
| Stated language count | Not stated | Not stated | 20 languages listed | 100+ |
| No watermark | no watermark on any recording or export | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
Sources, checked 2026-09-12: ScreenApp pricing, transkribus.org/image-to-text, imagetotext.info, imagetotext.io
- vs Image to Text (imagetotext.info): its paid plan is $8 a month for files up to 20 MB and 50 images per submission. ScreenApp’s free plan covers 3 uploads, with files up to 2 GB in the free online tool, with no separate OCR paywall.
- vs Image to Text Converter (imagetotext.io): paid plans start at $6 a month for files up to 30 MB. ScreenApp’s Pro plan is $19 a month billed annually and removes the upload cap on any file.
- vs Transkribus: its free tier gives 50 credits a month for images up to 10 MB, and it is built around 100+ languages, including historical scripts. ScreenApp’s free plan is 3 uploads, with files up to 2 GB in the free online tool,, aimed at everyday photos and screenshots rather than archival documents.
Who Converts Image to Text
Students photograph a textbook page or a slide and pull out the text instead of retyping it into their notes.
Business professionals convert business cards, receipts, and invoices to text so the details can go straight into a spreadsheet or expense form instead of being typed by hand.
Translators and language learners extract text from a photo of a sign, menu, or document in another language, then run the extracted text through a translator.
Writers and researchers pull a quote from a photographed book page or a screenshot without retyping it, keeping the source image alongside the extracted text.
Anyone digitizing paperwork turns a stack of printed pages or old documents into text they can search and store, instead of leaving them as photos on a phone.
