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24 alternatives to Instashot

Access text from any image instantly.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Instashot launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Screenshot Hero - iPhone app to make all photos text searchable▲429

   2020 · asadmemon.com · its alternatives →

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   InstaSaber▲283

   AR app that turns a piece of paper into a virtual saber.

   2018 · instasaber.com · its alternatives →

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   OneShot▲296

   Highlight screenshots of text and share them to Twitter.

   2015 · oneshot.link · its alternatives →

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   Blink▲259

   Supercharge your screenshots!

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The text disappears when you screenshot it▲568

   2025 · unscreenshottable.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   I Love Shot▲140

   Capture website screenshots

   2022 · iloveshot.com · its alternatives →

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   Uploader for Instagram▲319

   Upload pictures to Instagram from your Mac

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   TextSniper▲204

   Capture any text from your Mac's screen

   2020 · textsniper.app · its alternatives →

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   I wrote a free Mac app to OCR any text on screen▲321

   Get any text on your screen into your clipboard. Contribute to schappim/macOCR development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    instashare▲69

    Share your photos to instagram from your mac

    2019 · instashare.christophior.com · its alternatives →

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    Text Only posts for Instagram▲144

    What's on your mind?

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Instaround▲94

    A simple app to find Instagram photos and people around you.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Instapaper 7▲191

    Redesigned and optimized for iOS 9

    2015 · instapaper.com · its alternatives →

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    TextCapture▲74

    Capture text from images in seconds

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Initiater▲76

    Extract text from images and digital documents in seconds

    2021 · blue-tail.com · its alternatives →

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    AI Photo▲201

    Run Stable Diffusion offline on macOS and iOS

    2023 · appahead.studio · its alternatives →

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    Offline text extractor from screenshots in macOS▲125

    I've always had an issue with the screenshot flow on my computers. They save to the desktop by default and I can't seem to find screenshots easily when I needed it. They create too much clutter too. So I set out to solve this problem. My major concern was with privacy so I made sure to make it work entirely offline. Here's the final product, let me know what you think. - https://visionshot.app/

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Instapaper 6.2▲167

    Speed reading, instant sync, faster saving, and tweet shots!

    2015 · blog.instapaper.com · its alternatives →

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    PhotoCopyThis▲72

    Copy and share text from an image within a few clicks

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    ScreenshotAI▲174

    Turn your phone screenshots into smart, searchable notes

    2023 · fabric.so · its alternatives →

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    Pretext▲142

    A powerful, clean Markdown & plain text editor for iOS 📝

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Quote Block▲102

    Extract text from books/screenshots, make notes, learn ..

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Instabar▲93

    A lightweight Instagram app that runs on your menu bar

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Instashot▲8

    Generate AI portraits in seconds

    2024 · its alternatives →

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