TextSniper Alternatives for Windows

TextSniper is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is GImageReader, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to TextSniper and 19 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to TextSniper are Snagit, Crow Translate, NormCap and CamScanner.

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TextSniper alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools but may also be Document Scanners or Translators.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of TextSniper.
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TextSniper alternatives page was last updated Mar 31, 2023
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  1. GImageReader icon
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    GImageReader

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

    82 GImageReader alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    GImageReader Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Annotate Screenshot
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    • GImageReader is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to TextSniper.

    • GImageReader is Free and Open SourceTextSniper is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Snagit icon
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    Snagit

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    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.

    192 Snagit alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Top Snagit Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Edit screenshots
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Annotate Screenshot
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  OCR
    10.  Dark Mode
    11. YouTube icon  Upload directly to YouTube
    12.  Auto Scrolling
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    • Snagit is the most popular Mac alternative to TextSniper.

    • Snagit is the most popular commercial alternative to TextSniper.

    • Snagit is Paid and ProprietaryTextSniper is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Crow Translate icon
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    Crow Translate

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    Crow Translate is a simple and lightweight translator programmed in C++ / Qt that allows to translate and speak text using Google, Yandex and Bing translate API.

    74 Crow Translate alternatives
    Crow Translate screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Translator
    2.  Online translation
    3.  Real-time translation
    4.  OCR
    5.  Sits in the System Tray
    6.  Desktop Application
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Works Offline
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    Snagit

    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 thr...

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    NormCap

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

    54 NormCap alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Screenshot OCR
    5.  Image to text
    6.  Portable
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  High-dpi support
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  7. CamScanner icon
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    CamScanner

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

    117 CamScanner alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Top CamScanner Features

    1.  Export to PDF
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Annotate Screenshot
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  OCR
    6.  No registration required
    7.  PDF OCR
    8.  Scan to PDF
    9.  Client side encryption
    10.  Sync with Google Drive
    11. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    12.  Document structure management
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    • CamScanner is the most popular Web-based, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to TextSniper.

    • CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryTextSniper is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Capture2text icon
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    Capture2text

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    Capture2Text enables users to quickly OCR a portion of the screen using a keyboard shortcut.

    55 Capture2text alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Capture2text Features

    1.  Built-in Screen Capture
    2.  Global hotkey
    3.  Screenshot OCR
    4.  OCR
    5.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.6.3) is from 2022.

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    Available for windows free of cost and very quick, effective and very less resource consuming...

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    • Capture2text is Free and Open SourceTextSniper is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Text Grab icon
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    Text Grab

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

    56 Text Grab alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Text Grab Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Screenshot OCR
    Full-Screen Mode
    Grab Frame Mode
    +1
    Quick Simple Lookup
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  11. ABBYY Screenshot Reader icon
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    ABBYY Screenshot Reader

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    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.

    58 ABBYY Screenshot Reader alternatives
    ScreenShot Reader

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    ABBYY Screenshot Reader Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Screenshot OCR
    3.  Multiple languages
    Capture
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  12. GetWindowText icon
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    GetWindowText

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    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.

    18 GetWindowText alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Portable
    3.  Drag and Drop
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  13. dpScreenOCR icon
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    dpScreenOCR

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    Program to recognize text on screen.

    44 dpScreenOCR alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Screenshot OCR
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  14. Textify icon
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    Textify

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    Have you ever wanted to copy some text from a dialog box which doesn’t provide such functionality?

    18 Textify alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Textify Features

    1.  Portable
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  15. Screenie for Windows icon
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    Screenie for Windows

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    💥 Capture and share your ideas quickly and easily with Screenie - the ultimate screenshot tool for designers, developers, and anyone who needs to share information efficiently. Simply take a snap, annotate it, and copy it to the clipboard in seconds.

    49 Screenie for Windows alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top Screenie for Windows Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  OCR
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Annotate Screenshot
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Portable
    8.  Screenshot OCR
    9.  Image to text
    10.  Image Processing
    11.  PDF OCR
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