Screen OCR18.1
Publisher Description
Converts anything you can read on the computer screen into editable text.
I decided to create this tool to deal with an annoying problem I faced: I couldn't copy text from a web page. The web page seemed to be using a blocking script, meaning that it would not let me use the right mouse button to select the text I needed and copy it. As a result, I had to retype several pages of text by hand. It was a nightmare. I wanted a piece of software that would save me from similar difficulties in the future.
A lot of people have test driven Screen OCR, finding it truly useful and convenient. Anyone who works with text that can be only viewed (not saved or printed) will benefit from this program and appreciate its value and usefulness. Screen OCR saves all the text you see on the screen with astonishing accuracy. Whether the text is on a web page, within an image, on a scanned page, or even in a PDF file, Screen OCR recognizes the letters and copies them.
In addition, if you need to quickly strip formatting from the text you are copying from a web page or a document, you can select the "text only" copying mode and paste the clean text without formatting into your favorite word processing program.
This program can be used by journalists, bloggers, web designers, analysts, interpreters - anyone involved in text processing.
Screen OCR is simple to use: Choose the appropriate selection mode, select a text region on the screen, wait while Screen OCR recognizes it (in seconds), and then just copy it to the clipboard. The available selection modes include whole window selection, scrolling capture, simple cursor capture, and rectangular selection.
The Optical Character Recognizer works perfectly with any of the Windows OS family (any Win32/Win64 system) and does not crash unexpectedly. I use it whenever I need to copy text that I want to transfer in any window on the screen.
About Screen OCR
This program is available in English. It was last updated on 29 September, 2026. Screen OCR is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows, Windows-mobile.
The company that develops Screen OCR is Binary Valley, Inc.. The latest version released by its developer is 18.1. This version was rated by 2 users of our site and has an average rating of 2.5.
The download we have available for Screen OCR has a file size of 8.4 MB. Just click the green Download button above to start the downloading process. The program is listed on our website since 2017-12-21 and was downloaded 438 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded software with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Screen OCR as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Screen OCR on your Windows device:
- Click on the Download button on our website. This will start the download from the website of the developer.
- Once the Screen OCR is downloaded click on it to start the setup process (assuming you are on a desktop computer).
- When the installation is finished you should be able to see and run the program.
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version 18.1
posted on 2017-12-21
Text capturing improved
Windows 10 x64 stability when screen text recognizing
Screen scraping fixed
version 13.5
posted on 2013-05-13
Text capturing improved
Windows 7 x64 stability when screen text recognizing
Screen scraping fixed
version 9.3
posted on 2012-03-10
Dramatically improved recognition quality
Improved support for Windows 7 x64
Improved stability under Internet Explorer 9
Screen OCR XML fully supported
version 9.1
posted on 2011-08-03
Added support for Windows Vista
Tested with Internet Explorer 7
version 6.7
posted on 2009-01-09
Downloading of YouTube and other web videos; Addition of Download Styles including Internet Explorer style and Firefox style; download security powered by SpeedBit Multi Antivirus Analysis; various performance and interface enhancements.
version 6.5
posted on 2008-12-05
Added support for Windows XP SP2
Tested with Internet Explorer SP1