Convert PNG to TXT

Convert PNG to TXT to collect the wording from a screenshot into a plain text file. An error message, a chat thread, or a column of figures captured from the screen becomes lines you can copy and search.

What happens when you convert PNG to TXT

A screenshot keeps text as a drawing: nothing can be copied out of it, even when the letters look crisp. In a text file the same lines are open to search, replace, and editing.

PNG images usually come off a screen, so the type stays as sharp as it was in the program window. Such a frame reads more evenly than a photo; small captions, pale wording on a busy background, and text over a picture read worse.

• Wording from the screen comes out as plain text lines.
• Colours, window borders, and the drawing itself stay out of the result.
• A screenshot with no readable wording gives no result: the conversion ends with an error.

How to convert PNG to TXT

1. Upload your image in PNG.
2. Select TXT as the result format.
3. Start the conversion.
4. Download the text file.

Why take text off a screen capture

• Move an error message from a screenshot into a ticket so that search finds it.
• Gather a conversation from several screen captures into one file.
• Write out figures from a report panel that is shared only as a picture.
• Pass captions from a diagram or a slide to an editor or a translator.
• Record button labels for a manual before the interface changes.

Other options for PNG files

• To place the screenshot itself into a document, use the PNG to Word (DOCX) converter.
• When the text sits in a PDF rather than on a picture, the PDF to TXT converter is the shorter path.
• When the capture has to get lighter before sending, use the PNG to JPG converter.

FAQ

Does the image stay inside the TXT file?

No. A text file holds lines only, the drawing does not go into it.

Why did some captions not reach the file?

Small and low-contrast captions read worst. Capture the screen with the window zoomed in and run the conversion again.

Does a PNG scan of a document work?

Yes, when the page is captured straight and the text on it is visible. A dark or skewed scan leaves gaps in the lines.