Snap to Text - OCR

Point, shoot, done. Snap to Text lifts the words out of any photo so you can copy, translate, and share — all on your device, nothing uploaded.

Snap to Text is a simple OCR tool that pulls the words out of your photos so you can copy, translate, and share them.

No account, no setup. Just take a photo or pick one from your library, and Snap to Text extracts the text right away. Everything runs on your device (Apple Vision) — your images and text never leave your iPhone or iPad.

Key features • Fast recognition: shoot with the camera or choose a photo. Works across many languages, including English and Japanese • See what it read: recognized regions are highlighted on the original image, and you can edit the text on the spot • Copy, translate, share: copy the extracted text with one tap, use the system translation (iOS 17.4+), or send it via the share sheet • History: every extraction is saved automatically for later reuse — swipe to delete the ones you don't need • iPhone / iPad, Dark Mode, and 9 languages

Privacy Your text and images are processed and stored only on your device. No account is required, and nothing is sent to a server.

Turn the text on paper, signs, books, and screenshots into something you can actually use — without retyping a word.