Image to Text Extraction – OCR & Translation on iPhone

Capturing media content, recognizing text information in media files, identifying and extracting text data, enabling copying, translating, and sharing of the data. You can also upload image files to recognize and extract text information from the images.

Image Text Extraction entrance on the Your Tools homepage

1. Select the Image Text Extraction Feature

The Image Text Extraction feature is located on the homepage function list page. You can enter it by clicking on the homepage function list or press and hold to select an image to upload for text extraction.

Live camera OCR capturing text from a real-world object

2. Capture Text with the Camera

Activating the feature starts media capture. Simply point the camera at an item with text data to instantly extract the text.

OCR scan result showing original text and AI translation

3. Scan Content and View Recognition Results

Click Scan Content at the bottom to extract the text content from the current media. The content not only displays the original text but also has been translated. Both the original text and the translated content can be shared, translated, and copied.

Select a photo from album or Files app for text extraction Text extraction result from a selected photo image

4. Extracting Text from Saved Images

Click the operation button at the top to select an image from the photo album or Files app, scan the image, and extract the text content. If the extraction is successful, the original text will be displayed, and it will have been translated. Both the original text and the translated content can be shared, translated, and copied.
You can also add the scanned text onto the image and download the new image.

When You'll Need Image-to-Text OCR

Frequently Asked Questions

Does OCR work with live camera capture?

Yes. Point your camera at any text and the app extracts it in real time. You can also import existing photos from your album or Files app.

Can it translate extracted text?

Yes. Recognized text is automatically translated into your current app language, and you can copy or share both the original and translated versions.

What languages are supported?

The OCR engine supports a broad range of languages. Recognition quality depends on text clarity and font; printed text generally works best.

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