How to Scan Text from Photos: Free Android OCR Apps

With the free Android OCR Camera apps, you can extract text from an image with your device's camera. The platforms will read the text from any document or image and convert it into editable text. Some utilities have the option to read text in real time. You can also extract the text from an image found in your phone's gallery. Once you have the text, you can edit it, copy it, and share it with your contacts.

ScreenOCR

ScreenOCR is a very good platform to extract text from an image. When you start the utility, you'll see how your phone's camera activates. At this point, you can point the camera at some text to extract it, or select a photo from your gallery (from the icon in the bottom left corner). Once you have the photo, you'll need to select the area and tap the "OCR" button (bottom right corner). The selected text will appear on a new screen, where you'll get all the editing options: copy the extracted text, translate the extracted text, export the text as a file, and test reading the text using the image.

Text Scanner [OCR]

Text Scanner [OCR] is a very good option to extract text using your phone's camera. The tool is really easy to use (it has ads). The interface will open with camera mode active. Now point at the text with the camera and capture the snapshot. At that moment, the conversion to editable text will begin. Once the process is complete, you can edit the text to correct errors or save the text in TXT or PDF format. You can also use an image stored in your gallery.

Text Fairy (OCR Text Scanner)

Text Fairy (OCR Text Scanner) is a very good platform to scan and take text from an image. When you start, you'll have to choose between selecting a photo from your gallery or using the camera to perform the OCR method. Some of the editing options are: Share, copy the converted text, save the text in PDF format, translate the text, etc.

OCR Camera

With OCR Camera you can extract text from an image in real time. As soon as you point your camera at the text, it will be displayed (converted) at the bottom of the interface. From the box you can select the text to copy it, share it, translate it, or listen to it. The platform really offers a very good option to extract text from an image or paper.

With all these OCR apps for your phone, you can extract text from an image or a manuscript without too much effort. Just point your device's camera at the image.