Glyfo Alternatives

Apps similar to Glyfo include Greenshot, which is open source with a free version. Other options are OSS Document Scanner, MakeACopy, Spectacle and Snagit. There's no shortage of Screenshot Capture Tools like Glyfo, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and iPad.

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  1. ABBYY TextGrabber easily and quickly digitizes fragments of printed text and turns the recognized result into action: call, email, follow links, find on maps, translate into 100+ languages, edit, voice over and share in any convenient way.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  2. Pixcribe icon
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    Pixcribe is an AI data extraction tool that turns PDFs, images, invoices, and documents into structured data ready to review, export, and use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Freeshot icon
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    Freeshot is a free, lightweight and modern screenshot tool for Windows. Capture any region, window or full screen in under 100 ms, edit instantly with shapes, text & highlighter, organize everything in a clean library and print intelligently – 100 % free, no ads, no registration.

    59 Freeshot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. WindowTextExtractor allows you to get a text from any window of an operating system including microsoft office programs, console windows and etc. It can recover password stored behind asterisks (*****) from most of the windows apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    KanjiTomo is a OCR program for identifying Japanese text from images. It is optimized for accurate kanji recognition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. CaptureText icon
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    How often were you in the situation when you needed to save some data but wasnt able to do it because words or figures were protected by some script of just cannot be copied? Well, heres the tool that will help you to avoid all these problems and settle them once and for all.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Text recognition finally made easy, super efficient and confidential (no server, your data stays on your device). Textify analyzes images, recognizes text, and creates PDF files with the text integrated such that the files are searchable. Or you can simply export to a .txt file.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Screen OCR icon
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    Screen OCR is a screen capture and character recognition tool. You can use Screen OCR in any way you are most comfortable with. It can be window selection, scrolling capture, simple cursor capture or rectangular selection.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. You can use Easy Screen OCR to capture a snapshot and start OCR process. this program will detect the text from the image and start OCR process immediately. You can extract the text to copy and paste in seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  10. Boxoft Screen OCR is fast and easy-to-use software which helps to extract any area on your screen, recognize every character and then save as TXT file. Price: 27 USD. The smart tool enables you to select text from anywhere on the screen, including areas that you cannot highlight...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. HushSnap OCR icon
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    A lightweight, privacy-focused Windows tool for offline OCR and screen capture with seamless drag-and-drop workflow.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Lihenium icon
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    Offline-first PDF scanner, editor, and secure document vault for Android.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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