Capture2text AlternativesScreenshot Capture Tools and other similar apps like Capture2text

Capture2text is described as 'Capture2Text enables users to quickly OCR a portion of the screen using a keyboard shortcut' and is a screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Capture2text for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Capture2text alternative is Greenshot, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Capture2text are OSS Document Scanner, MakeACopy, Snagit and NormCap.

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  1. Greenshot icon
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    Lightweight screenshot tool offering OCR, exports to Office apps and online storage, integration with external commands, supporting 32 languages and minimal space requirement.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. MakeACopy icon
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    MakeACopy is an open-source document scanner app for Android that allows you to digitize paper documents with OCR functionality. The app is designed to be privacy-friendly, working completely offline without any cloud connection or tracking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  3. Snagit icon
     202 likes

    Advanced screen capture and recording tool enabling image or video captures directly from your screen. Includes editing features like callouts, transparency, and effects to enhance visuals. Organize and easily share creations through documents, presentations, or favorite applications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. NormCap icon
     26 likes

    OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. GImageReader icon
     75 likes

    gImageReader is a simple Gtk/Qt front-end to the Tesseract OCR Engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Spectacle icon
     41 likes

    Spectacle is a simple application for capturing desktop screenshots. It can capture images of the entire desktop, a single monitor, the currently active window, the window currently under the mouse, or a rectangular region of the screen.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
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    Spectacle vs Capture2text Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    It has no OCR features. Which are the fundamental function of capture2text.

    • Spectacle is Free and Open SourceCapture2text is also Free and Open Source
    • Spectacle is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCapture2text is not according to our users
  7. CamScanner icon
     73 likes

    Your portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. dpScreenOCR icon
     11 likes

    A program to recognize text on the screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    dpScreenOCR vs Capture2text Comments
    altts1zed
    Positive
    0

    Excellent Linux equivalent for OCR

    • dpScreenOCR is Free and Open SourceCapture2text is also Free and Open Source
    • dpScreenOCR is LightweightCapture2text is not according to our users
  9. Open Scanner icon
     13 likes

    Open Scanner is a fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  10. Screenshot Reader is a smart OCR-screenshot application for capturing text and images from any area on your PC screen and extracting text from them or just saving as an image. Prize: 9.99 USD.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. OpenScan icon
     26 likes

    OpenScan is an open source app that enables users to scan hardcopies of documents or notes and convert it to PDF or JPEG files. Its motto is "No ads. No data collection. We respect your privacy.".

    122 OpenScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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