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The best way to convert image to text on my computer?
Hello community, I'm looking for guidance on converting many images into editable text on my Windows 10 PC. I also have a M4 Macbook Pro. My goals: accurate OCR for both English and German, batch pr...
Windows PowerToys Text Extractor works anywhere on screen for converting image to text. It is a system-wide OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool that allows you to quickly capture text from any part of your screen whether it's in a video, an image, a PDF, a dialog box, or even a game and copy it to your clipboard.
- Open PowerToys Image to Text Converter (you can search for it in your Start Menu). Navigate to Text Extractor in the left-hand sidebar.
- Toggle the "Enable Text Extractor" switch to On.
- The default activation shortcut is Win + Shift + T. You can change this shortcut in the PowerToys settings to anything you prefer.
- Display the content you want to extract text from (e.g., a picture, a video paused on a frame, a PDF document).
- Press the keyboard shortcut: Win + Shift + T. Your cursor will change to a crosshair.
- Click and drag to draw a rectangle around the text you want to capture.
- Release the mouse button.
That's it! The OCR engine will process the selected area, and the extracted text will be automatically copied to your clipboard. It is a totally free way to convert image to text on Windows 11 and Windows 10.