A lightning-fast OCR utility for Windows. Extract text from anywhere on your screen — instantly. The full experience, with the latest OCR models and local AI, lives on the Microsoft Store.
No setup. No accounts. No cloud. Just the text you need, right now.
Hit your configured shortcut from anywhere in Windows — no need to switch apps.
Draw a box around any text on screen — a photo, video, app, PDF, anything.
The recognized text lands instantly in your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere.
From quick one-off grabs to power-user editing — Text Grab has a mode for it.
Click anywhere on your screen, draw a region around the text you need, and it's in your clipboard instantly. Works on any app, browser, game, or video.
Float a transparent overlay on top of any window. Text updates live as content changes, with built-in search so you can find exactly what you need.
A full-featured text editor with regex, case conversion, find & replace, a built-in calculator pane, and batch image scanning for heavy-duty tasks.
Your personal hotkey-activated text snippet dictionary. Store frequently used phrases, codes, or templates and paste them in a flash.
Designed from the ground up for Windows power users who value speed, privacy, and simplicity.
All OCR runs locally via the Windows OCR API. No cloud processing, no data sent anywhere, ever. Your screen contents stay on your machine.
From hotkey to clipboard in under a second. Zero startup time, zero friction. Integrates invisibly into your existing workflow.
Translation and local AI-powered tools for Copilot+ PC users — exclusive to the Microsoft Store version, which ships with the latest Windows OCR models and on-device AI integrations.
The source code is fully open on GitHub — audit it, fork it, or contribute. A free build is available for developers. The full-featured release with latest OCR and AI is on the Microsoft Store.
The Microsoft Store version is the complete, up-to-date release — with the latest OCR models, local AI features, and automatic updates. The open-source build is available for developers who want to self-manage.
The complete Text Grab. Includes the latest Windows OCR models, local AI and translation features for Copilot+ PCs, automatic updates, and easy install — no technical setup required. Supports Joe's continued development.
Get on Microsoft StoreA raw .exe for developers and power users comfortable with manual setup. Does not include the latest OCR models or AI features. No automatic updates — you manage installs yourself.
Install via winget, Scoop, or Chocolatey — great for scripted setups or IT deployments. Same open-source build as GitHub: no AI features, manual version management.
winget install text-grab
scoop install text-grab
choco install text-grab