# Text Scanner

> Convert Images to text.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.elsner.textrecognition](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.elsner.textrecognition)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.elsner.textrecognition`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Elsner Technologies Pvt Ltd
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 144
- **Version:** 1.6
- **Last updated:** 2023-08-24
- **First published:** 2019-08-07
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 3.90 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elsner.textrecognition)
- **Website:** [https://www.elsner.com/](https://www.elsner.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.elsner.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.elsner.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Text Scanner is an application which uses Firebase ML kit  that lets you turn images to live text easily.<br>Recognise text from an image with high accuracy! <br><br><br>What the Text Scanner can do:<br><br>• Converts an image to text.<br>• Edit extracted text. <br>• Copy extracted text into the clipboard for use in other apps.<br>• Completely Free.<br><br>Please bear in mind that:<br><br>• You need to take sharp images with good lightning for best results.<br>• The text fairy cannot read handwriting.

## Rankings

- #1,840,744 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.elsner.textrecognition)