- Copy Text: Capture text on the screen or copy text from an image in Snagit Editor to paste into a document or another application.
- Edit Text: Replace or edit text in an image to fix typos, update text, or change the formatting.
Copy Text from an Image
Copy and paste text from an image into a text editor such as Notepad, Microsoft Word, or an email. Snagit offers two options for copying the text in an image in Snagit Editor:
- Grab Text tool: Capture all text in the image.
- Selection tool: Best for capturing smaller areas of text within an image to improve the accuracy and quality of the text recognition.
Copy Text with Grab Text Tool
- Right click an image with text on the Canvas and select Grab Text in the menu.

Tip: For frequent use, click the More dropdown > Customize Toolbar to drag the Grab Text tool to the your toolbar. See Customize the Snagit Toolbar.

- In the Grab Text Results dialog, click Copy All.

Note: On Mac, enable the Make Plain Text option to remove the formatting before copying the text if desired.

Snagit copies the text to the Clipboard for pasting into a document or another application.
Copy Text with Selection Tool
- In Snagit Editor, click the Selection tool.

Note: If the tool is not visible in the toolbar, click the More dropdown. To customize your toolbar, see Customize the Snagit Toolbar. - Click and drag to select the text.

- Right-click the selection and select Grab Text.
- In the Grab Text Results dialog, click Copy All.

Note: On Mac, enable the Make Plain Text option to remove the formatting before copying the text if desired.

Snagit copies the text to the Clipboard for pasting into a document or another application.
Replace or Edit Text
Replace or edit the text in an image to fix typos, update text, or change the formatting.
- In Snagit Editor, click the Selection tool.

Note: If the tool is not visible in the toolbar, click the More dropdown. To customize your toolbar, see Customize the Snagit Toolbar. - Click and drag to select the text.

- Right-click the selection and select Edit Text.
- Click the text to display the floating menu and make edits to the text.

