Universal Copy Alternatives

Universal Copy is described as 'The fastest way to copy text on Android, even from the apps that won’t let you or inside images' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Universal Copy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best Universal Copy alternative is Greenshot, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Universal Copy are Crow Translate, Snagit, GImageReader and Spectacle.

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

Universal Copy

Freemium • Proprietary

Universal Copy is the fastest way to copy text on Android, even from the apps that won’t let you or inside images.

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Universal Copy alternatives page was last updated Jun 9, 2022

Greenshot
Greenshot is a light-weight screenshot tool optimized for productivity with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) support. Save a screenshot or a part of the screen to a file within a second or load it up to an Internet-picture-storage and get a public accessible URL (Confluence...
199 Greenshot alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
+9
Top Greenshot Features
1. Lightweight
2. Image Annotations
3. Usability
4. Annotate Screenshot
5. Customizable
6. Ad-free
7. No registration required
8. Works Offline
9. Portable
10. Full-page Screenshot
11. Upload Screenshot
12. OCR
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Greenshot VS Universal Copy
Is Greenshot a good alternative to Universal Copy?
- Greenshot is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Universal Copy.
- Greenshot is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Universal Copy.
- Greenshot is Freemium and Open SourceUniversal Copy is Freemium and Proprietary
- Greenshot is Lightweight and CustomizableUniversal Copy is not according to our users

Crow Translate
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Translator
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
+5
Crow Translate 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
10. Privacy focused
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Crow Translate VS Universal Copy
Is Crow Translate a good alternative to Universal Copy?
- Crow Translate is the most popular Linux alternative to Universal Copy.
- Crow Translate is Free and Open SourceUniversal Copy is Freemium and Proprietary
- Crow Translate is Privacy focusedUniversal Copy is not according to our users

Snagit
The ultimate screen capture tool. With Snagit’s capture, edit, organize and share technology… it’s easy to create engaging visuals that grab attention and keep it. Let images do the talking for you.
192 Snagit alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
+4
Snagit Features
1. Full-page Screenshot
2. OCR
3. Annotate Screenshot
4. Upload Screenshot
5. Edit screenshots
6. Upload directly to Dropbox
7. Multiple languages
8. Freeform capture
9. Upload directly to YouTube
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Snagit VS Universal Copy
Is Snagit a good alternative to Universal Copy?
- Snagit is the most popular commercial alternative to Universal Copy.
- Snagit is Paid and ProprietaryUniversal Copy is Freemium and Proprietary

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GImageReader
gImageReader is a simple Gtk/Qt front-end to the Tesseract OCR Engine.
79 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 Universal Copy
Is GImageReader a good alternative to Universal Copy?

Spectacle
Spectacle is a simple application for capturing desktop screenshots. It can capture images of the entire desktop, a single monitor, the currently active window, the window currently under the mouse, or a rectangular region of the screen.
184 Spectacle alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Screen Recorder
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE
Top Spectacle Features
1. Annotate Screenshot
2. Auto File Naming
3. Privacy focused
4. Works Offline
5. Lightweight
6. No registration required
7. Dark Mode
8. Ad-free
9. No Tracking
10. Support for Multiple Monitors
11. Upload Screenshot
12. Portable
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Spectacle VS Universal Copy
Is Spectacle a good alternative to Universal Copy?

NormCap
OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.
54 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 Universal Copy
Is NormCap a good alternative to Universal Copy?

CamScanner
Your portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.
116 CamScanner alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Document Scanner
- Image Scanner
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+6
Top CamScanner Features
1. Annotate Screenshot
2. Export to PDF
3. Scanner
4. Mobile Scanner
5. No registration required
6. PDF OCR
7. Scan to PDF
8. Sync with Google Drive
9. Sync with Dropbox
10. Document structure management
11. Support for Batch Mode
12. Client side encryption
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CamScanner VS Universal Copy
Is CamScanner a good alternative to Universal Copy?
- CamScanner is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Universal Copy.
- CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryUniversal Copy is also Freemium and Proprietary

OpenScan
OpenScan is an open source app that enables users to scan hardcopies of documents or notes and convert it to PDF or JPEG files. Its motto is "No ads. No data collection. We respect your privacy.".
107 OpenScan alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Image Scanner
- Document Scanner
Platforms
- Android
Top OpenScan Features
1. Scan documents
2. Privacy focused
3. Photo scan
4. Scanner
5. Ad-free
6. Sign PDF files
7. Built-in viewer
8. Works Offline
9. Fill PDF Forms
10. Mobile Scanner
11. No registration required
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Discontinued
Not under active development.https://github.com/ethereal-developers/OpenScan#psa

OpenScan VS Universal Copy
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Open Note Scanner
This little application provides a way on scanning handwritten notes and printed documents.
49 Open Note Scanner alternatives
+1
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Document Scanner
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
Top Open Note Scanner Features
1. Scanner
2. Scan to PDF
3. Smart auto-align
4. Mobile Scanner
5. Content Templates
6. No registration required
7. Works Offline
8. Ad-free
9. Dark Mode
10. OCR
11. Lightweight
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Discontinued
Not updated in 3 years. Google Play store says not compatible with current OS, and if you download from F-Droid it asks you to direct download another app to use it, which is not on Google Play or F-Droid.

Open Note Scanner VS Universal Copy
Is Open Note Scanner a good alternative to Universal Copy?

Capture2text
Capture2Text enables users to quickly OCR a portion of the screen using a keyboard shortcut.
53 Capture2text alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Windows
+9
Capture2text Features
1. Built-in Screen Capture
2. Global hotkey
3. Screenshot OCR
4. OCR
5. Portable
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Capture2text VS Universal Copy
Is Capture2text a good alternative to Universal Copy?

Microsoft Lens
Microsoft Lens trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and docs readable. You can use Office Lens to convert images to PDF, Word and PowerPoint files, and you can even save images to OneNote or OneDrive.
76 Microsoft Lens alternatives
+4
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Document Scanner
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Top Microsoft Lens Features
1. Ad-free
2. Keystone correction
3. Deskew
4. PDF OCR
5. Mobile Scanner
6. Scan to JPEG
7. Scan to PDF
8. Scan to word
9. Export to PDF
10. Convert images to PDF
11. Particle Engine
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Microsoft Lens VS Universal Copy
Is Microsoft Lens a good alternative to Universal Copy?

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.
50 TextSniper alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
TextSniper Features
OCR
Screenshot to text
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TextSniper VS Universal Copy
Is TextSniper a good alternative to Universal Copy?