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Any free tool available to remove text from image or picture?
Hi, I have dozens of images where I need to cleanly remove some text from the pictures. The text is overlaid on a relatively simple background, but I'm struggling to get a good result without it loo...
GlMP is a powerful, free, open-source image editing software often compared to Photoshop. It’s very capable of removing text from images, especially when backgrounds are complex or detailed. However, it requires some manual work and a bit of learning, but it offers professional-quality results once you get the hang of it.
How to remove text from image:
- Install GlMP (it's free).
- Download the Resynthesizer plugin. You can find the latest version for your OS on GitHub (search for "GlMP Resynthesizer") or from reputable GlMP plugin sites.
- Install it by placing the files in your GlMP plugins folder (the location varies by OS).
- Use it: Open your image in GlMP, use the Free Select Tool (Lasso) to carefully select the text, then go to Filters > Enhance > Heal Selection.... The text will vanish, replaced by the surrounding background.