Extract text from anywhere on your screen (OCR). Perfect for capturing text from videos, PDFs, presentations, or any app where copying isn't possible.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Norway
Text Grab Alternatives
Apps similar to Text Grab include ShareX, which is free and open source. Other options are Greenshot, OSS Document Scanner, MakeACopy and Snagit. Screenshot Capture Tools like Text Grab are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and iPad.
Alternatives list
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Zlib)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Free AI-powered snipping tool featuring text extraction from images, instant translation in 100+ languages, screenshot question answering, and text-based editing. Annotate, summarize content, remove objects, or add highlights to captures—no editing skills needed.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
China
78 TextSniper alternativesTextSniper 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.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
United States
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
Russia
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Scan Thing is the quickest way to capture and save anything around you. Scan Thing is available on iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
- United States
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Germany
EU
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
India
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Spain- EU
148 Adobe Scan alternativesThe 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.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- United States
+5
A lightweight, privacy-focused Windows tool for offline OCR and screen capture with seamless drag-and-drop workflow.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
