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Software & Apps Oct 08, 2026

Copy text out of a picture on my computer?

Have a screenshot of a long paragraph I need to edit. Retyping it is a pain. Is there something built into Windows that can pull the text out?
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meera_helpdesk Nov 05, 2026
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If you do this a lot on Windows, get Microsoft PowerToys and use Text Extractor. Win + Shift + T, drag a box over anything on screen, image, video, a locked PDF, and the text goes straight to your clipboard. Much faster than opening the Snipping Tool every time.
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alexr Oct 13, 2026
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Windows 11? Open the picture in the Snipping Tool (or take a snip of it) and hit the Text actions button, then copy. Mac: open it in Preview and just drag-select the text, Live Text does the rest.
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