Grab2Text Alternatives

Grab2Text is described as 'Copy text from images or any digital documents (including handwritten text)' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Grab2Text for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Grab2Text alternative is GImageReader, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Grab2Text are NormCap, Capture2text, ABBYY Screenshot Reader and TextSniper.

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Grab2Text alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools but may also be Document Scanners or OCR Engines. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Grab2Text.

Grab2Text

Free • Proprietary

Copy text from images or any digital documents (including handwritten text).

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Grab2Text alternatives page was last updated Jul 4, 2024

GImageReader
gImageReader is a simple Gtk/Qt front-end to the Tesseract OCR Engine.
77 GImageReader alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
GImageReader Features
OCR
Image to text
PDF OCR
Annotate Screenshot
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GImageReader VS Grab2Text
Is GImageReader a good alternative to Grab2Text?
- GImageReader is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Grab2Text.
- GImageReader is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Grab2Text.
- GImageReader is Free and Open SourceGrab2Text is Free and Proprietary

NormCap
OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.
52 NormCap alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top NormCap Features
1. OCR
2. Cross-Platform
3. Support for Multiple Monitors
4. Screenshot OCR
5. Portable
6. No Tracking
7. No registration required
8. Ad-free
9. Dark Mode
10. Privacy focused
11. Works Offline
12. Lightweight
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NormCap VS Grab2Text
Is NormCap a good alternative to Grab2Text?
- NormCap is the most popular Mac alternative to Grab2Text.
- NormCap is Free and Open SourceGrab2Text is Free and Proprietary
- NormCap is Privacy focused and LightweightGrab2Text is not according to our users

Capture2text
Capture2Text enables users to quickly OCR a portion of the screen using a keyboard shortcut.
51 Capture2text alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Windows
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Capture2text Features
1. Built-in Screen Capture
2. Global hotkey
3. Screenshot OCR
4. OCR
5. Portable
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Capture2text VS Grab2Text
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ABBYY Screenshot Reader
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.

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ABBYY Screenshot Reader
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.
56 ABBYY Screenshot Reader alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Windows
ABBYY Screenshot Reader Features
OCR
Screenshot OCR
Multiple languages
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ABBYY Screenshot Reader VS Grab2Text
Is this a good alternative to Grab2Text?
- ABBYY Screenshot Reader is the most popular commercial alternative to Grab2Text.
- ABBYY Screenshot Reader is Paid and ProprietaryGrab2Text is Free and Proprietary

TextSniper
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.
48 TextSniper alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
TextSniper Features
OCR
Screenshot to text
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TextSniper VS Grab2Text
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dpScreenOCR
Program to recognize text on screen.
42 dpScreenOCR alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Document Scanner
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
dpScreenOCR Features
Screenshot OCR
OCR
Lightweight
Works Offline
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dpScreenOCR VS Grab2Text
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Text Grab
Text Grab is a minimal optical character recognition (OCR) utility for Windows 10/11 which makes all visible text available to be copied.
54 Text Grab alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Windows
Text Grab Features
OCR
Screenshot OCR
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Text Grab VS Grab2Text
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Textify
Have you ever wanted to copy some text from a dialog box which doesn’t provide such functionality?
18 Textify alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Textify Features
Portable
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Textify VS Grab2Text
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Frog - Extract Text
Quickly extract text from almost any source: youtube, screencasts, PDFs, webpages, photos, etc. Grab the image and get the text.
46 Frog - Extract Text alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- elementary OS
Frog - Extract Text Features
Dark Mode
Lightweight
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Frog - Extract Text VS Grab2Text
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TextShot
TextShot is the ultimate tool for extracting text from images.
47 TextShot alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
TextShot Features
OCR
Multiple languages
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TextShot VS Grab2Text
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OwlOCR
OwlOCR offers simple optical character recognition of text in PDF files, images or on-screen and converts that to plain text.
91 OwlOCR alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- OCR Engine
Platforms
- Mac
OwlOCR Features
OCR
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OwlOCR VS Grab2Text
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Vizion
Never get annoyed by unselectable text on websites, PDFs, images or system user interfaces again. Just select the region of your screen in the same manner as you would take a screenshot and find all recognized text in your clipboard ready to get pasted anywhere.
39 Vizion alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Vizion Features
OCR
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Vizion VS Grab2Text
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