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Boost Your Productivity: 5 Ways to Use Screenshot-to-Text

Published on December 28, 2025

We all know OCR is good for scanning documents, but are you using it to its full potential? Here are 5 productivity hacks that can save hours.

1. Coding Tutorials

Watching a coding tutorial on YouTube? Screenshot the code block, extract the text, and paste it into your editor.

2. Capturing Meeting Slides

In a presentation? Screenshot the slide, extract the bullet points, and paste them into your notes.

3. Error Messages

IT support often asks for the exact error message. Instead of retyping, extract it from a screenshot.

4. Book Excerpts

Reading a book? Snap a photo of a quote you love and digitize it for your notes.

5. Translating Menus

Traveling? Take a photo of a menu, extract the text, and drop it into a translator.

Start Saving Time

The seconds you spend retyping add up to hours over a year. Keep Screenshot Cleaner open and make text extraction a habit.