Screenshot to Text
Screenshot to text: that error message, chat thread or slide you screenshotted — the words are trapped in the pixels. Drop the capture into the workspace and they come out in seconds, each line tied to its spot in the image.
How it works
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Drop the screenshot into the workspace — pasting works too, and PNG and JPG are both fine.
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AI OCR reads every line and keeps it tied to its spot in the capture.
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Copy the line you need or the whole result, or export it as text, Markdown or a spreadsheet.
Why OhMyOCR
Line-level copy
Hover a recognized line and copy just that one. For error codes and commands, that's usually all you need out of a busy frame.
Paste straight from the clipboard
Screenshot, paste, done — no need to save a file first. The capture lands in the workspace and recognition starts right away.
Box-level matching
Every recognized line stays tied to its exact spot in the capture, so you can verify against the pixels before you copy.
Made for technical text
Monospace-friendly rendering keeps code, logs and IDs readable while you check them against the capture.
The texts you can see but not select
A good share of the text you handle daily is locked inside screenshots: error dialogs and stack traces, code paused in a video tutorial, a config flashed during a meeting, chat threads, slide content, a tracking number in an app that blocks copy. It is all right there on screen — just not selectable. Retyping was the only way out.
Screenshot-to-text conversion is the way out. Paste or drop the capture into the workspace and every line comes back copyable, each tied to its spot in the image. Line-level copy earns its keep here: you usually need one command, one ID or one error code out of a busy frame, not the whole screen. Copy that line, move on.
Built for technical text
Screenshots are often technical: error dialogs, stack traces, terminal output, configuration flashed in a meeting. Monospace-friendly rendering keeps code, logs and IDs readable while you check them against the capture, and line-level copy means one command or one error code comes out clean — no cleanup pass over the whole frame.
Every capture you process stays in your own account, is never used to train AI models, and can be deleted at any time. Deleting a file removes the source from the processing pipeline as well.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy text from a screenshot?
Put the screenshot in the OhMyOCR workspace. Hover any line in the result and copy just that, or copy the full text at once.
Does it work on error messages and code?
Yes — that is one of the most common uses here. Each line copies separately, so pulling one command or error code out of a busy screenshot takes a hover, not a cleanup.
Is screenshot OCR free?
Web recognition starts with free monthly credits, no card required.
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Try it on your own file
Free to start, no credit card, results you can verify line by line.
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