Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Zlib)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD

Glyfo is described as 'Turns pictures of words back into words. Drag a box around part of the screen with Alt+Z, open an image or a PDF with Ctrl+O, paste from the clipboard, or send a file over from Explorer, Photos or Snipping Tool' and is a screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Glyfo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Glyfo alternative is Greenshot, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Glyfo are OSS Document Scanner, MakeACopy, Snagit and NormCap.

Text Grab is a minimal optical character recognition (OCR) utility for Windows 10/11 which makes all visible text available to be copied.




TextSniper is a super useful app to quickly capture unselectable text. Use it to capture and recognize text from presentations, trainings, screencasts,images, pictures, webpages, video tutorials, photos, PDFs etc. Literally from anywhere on your mac's screen.



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.




Scan Thing is the quickest way to capture and save anything around you. Scan Thing is available on iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS.



GetWindowText lets you grab text from static system messages via drag-and-drop. The program lets you work with most windows containing text including Edit, Static, Groupbox - Controls, etc.




The Adobe Scan scanner app turns your device into a powerful portable scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to save to multiple file formats including PDF and JPEG.




SnapGenie is an AI tool that quickly creates optimized sales listings from photos. It generates detailed descriptions, value ranges, and more, serving as a digital assistant for creating sales listings, item descriptions, product catalogs, and eBay listings.


The app is 100% FREE, with NO ads and NO data collection. Donations are possible to support the project.



Quickly extract text from almost any source: youtube, screencasts, PDFs, webpages, photos, etc. Grab the image and get the text.


