Any text on your screen. Copied in one tap.
Turn screenshots, photos and even handwritten notes into text you can copy, edit and translate. OCR runs entirely on your phone — fast, accurate, and your images are never uploaded.
- 99%+accuracy on clear screenshots
- 26recognition languages
- 59translation languages
Works offline. No account, no upload, no storage permission.
Why Copy Text On Screen
Built for the text you actually meet on a phone: screenshots, chats, photos of a page, and the occasional handwritten note.
99%+ accuracy, 26 languages
Reads clear screenshots with almost zero errors in 26 languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean, and picks up mixed text, numbers, links and phone numbers.
Keeps the layout
Words on a line stay on that line, paragraphs split automatically, and clutter like icons and the status bar is dropped, so the text is ready to paste.
Reads handwriting too
Switch on Handwritten mode for notes, sticky notes and forms, in English, Chinese, Japanese and common European languages.
Batch scan
Import up to 10 images at once and recognise them together. Each result is saved on its own.
Scan just what you need
Drag the corners to select any area and recognise only that part. Crop and rotate the image too.
Translate into 59 languages
One tap to translate a result, and it keeps working offline once you have downloaded the language pack.
Made for everyday text
Whatever is on the screen or in front of the camera.
- Open links and email addresses, or call phone numbers in the text, with one tap.
- Edit the result, then copy or share it anywhere.
- Every scan is saved on your device and searchable.
- Read results aloud, or export them as .txt files.
- After-scan actions: auto copy, save and translate.
- Light and dark theme, with 30 interface languages.
Get started in 3 steps
Language is detected automatically, or choose it yourself.
Take a screenshot or open a photo
Or point the camera at printed text. Anything with words on it works.
Share it to Copy Text On Screen
From Photos, Chrome or any app — or pick the image inside the app.
Select the area and tap Scan
Then copy, share or translate the text. It is already on your clipboard if you want it to be.
Private by design
The text on your screen is yours. It stays that way.
Everything on your phone
Text recognition, including handwriting, runs entirely on your device — even offline. There is no server doing the reading.
Never uploaded
Your images and the text recognised from them never leave your phone. No ads, no analytics, no tracking SDKs.
No account, no storage permission
Nothing to sign up for, and the app does not ask for access to your whole storage — only the image you pick.
Questions
Does it work offline?
Yes. Text recognition runs entirely on your phone, so scanning needs no connection at all. Translation works offline too once you have downloaded the language pack for that language.
Which languages does it read?
26 recognition languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean, with mixed text, numbers, links and phone numbers picked up accurately. Results can be translated into 59 languages, and the interface itself comes in 30.
Can it read handwriting?
Yes. Turn on Handwritten mode to recognise notes, sticky notes and forms in English, Chinese, Japanese and common European languages.
Can I scan several images at once?
Yes. Import up to 10 images in one go and they are recognised together, with each result saved separately.
Are my images uploaded anywhere?
No. Images and recognised text stay on your device. The app has no account, no ads and no analytics or tracking SDKs. Details are in the privacy policy.
What does Pro add?
The free app recognises text and lets you copy, edit and share it. Pro unlocks extras such as batch scanning of up to 10 images, on-device translation, read-aloud, .txt export and after-scan actions. What is included and current prices are shown in the app, and purchases go through the App Store or Google Play.
Copy the text in front of you.
Free on iPhone and Android. Take a screenshot, share it to the app, and the words are on your clipboard.