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How to

Copy text from a screenshot

To copy text from your screen, press ⌘⇧0 on a Mac or Ctrl+Shift+0 on Windows and drag over the words. VizShot reads them on your computer and puts them on your clipboard, ready to paste.

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Step by step

Press, drag, paste.

  1. Press the shortcut

    Press ⌘⇧0 on a Mac or Ctrl+Shift+0 on Windows, or choose Capture Text (OCR) in VizShot’s menu. The screen holds still while you choose.

  2. Drag over the words

    Let go and VizShot reads them. A card in the corner shows the first lines and how many it found.

  3. From a capture you already took

    Open it in the editor and press Copy text. Redact anything private first, and it stays out of the words.

The tools for it

Two tools that help in the editor.

Worth knowing

Good to know.

  • Nothing leaves your computer

    Your Mac or PC reads the words itself, so nothing is uploaded, and it works with no internet at all.

  • Tables keep their columns

    Each row comes out as a line with a tab between its columns, so a table pasted into a spreadsheet lands in its own cells.

  • Words, not a picture

    Nothing is saved, put in Recent captures or uploaded. Want the picture too? Press Edit on the card.

  • On Windows, a language part

    Windows reads the languages it has a text recognition part for. Most display languages bring one, and if yours doesn’t, VizShot says where to add it.

The same on Mac and Windows.

Same steps, same tools. Only the shortcut changes. One key covers two computers.

Mac⌘⇧2
WindowsCtrlShift2

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Questions

Asked, and answered.

How do I copy text from a screenshot?

In VizShot, press ⌘⇧0 on a Mac or Ctrl+Shift+0 on Windows and drag over the text. The words are on your clipboard, ready to paste.

Can I copy text from a screenshot I already took?

Yes. Open it in VizShot’s editor, from the card or from Recent captures, and press Copy text.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Your computer reads the words itself, so it needs no internet and nothing is uploaded.

Which languages can it read?

On a Mac, the languages macOS can read, which it works out by itself. On Windows, the languages Windows has a text recognition part for.

What happens after the 14 days?

You get 14 days with every feature. After that, VizShot keeps taking screenshots, but saving, uploading and recording need a key.

Copy it. Don’t retype it.

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