Alternatives to Text Grab
Grabs text out of any image, video frame or uncopyable part of a Windows app using on-device OCR, and puts it on the clipboard. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Text Grab
Grabs text out of any image, video frame or uncopyable part of a Windows app using on-device OCR, and puts it on the clipboard.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Text Grab.
PowerToys
Microsoft’s own bundle of more than thirty Windows utilities, from window layouts to a key remapper.
PowerToys includes Text Extractor, built on Text Grab's Full-Screen Grab mode, inside a Microsoft bundle of over thirty utilities, but it lacks Text Grab's other capture modes and editing.
TextSniper
A macOS OCR utility that extracts text from any selected area of the screen.
TextSniper moves OCR screen capture to macOS as a paid, closed-source app with a low one-time price, instead of free open-source Windows software.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
QuickLook
Preview selected Windows files by pressing the space bar.
PopClip
A macOS utility that shows a small menu of actions whenever you select text in any app.
Wispr Flow
A voice dictation app that turns speech into cleaned-up text in any application.
Fluent Search
A Windows search launcher for files, apps, browser tabs, open windows and on-screen elements.
