Copy text from an image

Turn the words in a photo into text you can paste anywhere, without typing them, with Read text in the Editor.

The photo stays as it is. The example is a photo of a shopping list.

Open the Editor and add your photo with Upload (Add images).
Choose Text at the top, then Read text on the photo: 1 credit per image.
Choose Copy text and paste anywhere. To copy only some lines, drag over them first. Copying the same read again is free.

What to check

The text keeps the photo's spelling: this list pastes as “Shoping list”, “tomatos” and so on. Check names and numbers; sharp, straight-on photos read best. To fix spelling or lay out code, ask the Agent.

“No text found.” means the read found no writing; it still uses its credit.

Common mistakes

Choosing Text to erase writing. The Text mode only copies. To erase, see Remove text or a label.