Select a screen area with mouse

Access any text for Readable to speak using Text Extractor.

Sometimes text on the screen is an image only or it isn’t accessible to Readable. Perhaps a photograph of an old document, scanned documents, inaccessible PDF files or certain applications.

Text Extractor crosshair cursor selecting a screen area containing text for OCR recognition

It is easy to extract this text to the clipboard of your PC, by using the Readable Text Extractor tool. Click the Hover button (the second button on the toolbar, next to Play) to open the pull-down menu, then select Text Extractor. A crosshair appears. Then select the area of your screen that contains the text you want to extract. This text will be recognised and quickly spoken. It can also be pasted from the clipboard to other applications as required.

Readable Text Extractor tool interface showing a screenshot region selected for text extraction

Video Help (requires internet)

https://youtube.com/embed/EkFCFSLBxjE?showinfo=0&rel=0

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make Readable speak text in an image or locked PDF?

Use the Readable Text Extractor tool. Click Text Extractor in the toolbar menu, then draw a rectangle around the text on your screen. Readable will use optical character recognition (OCR) to extract the text, speak it aloud, and copy it to your clipboard.

What is the Text Extractor in Sensory Readable?

Text Extractor is a built-in OCR tool in Sensory Readable that lets you select any area of your screen and extract the text from it. It works on image-only PDFs, photographs of documents, scanned files, and applications that do not normally allow text selection. The extracted text is spoken and copied to the clipboard.

Can Sensory Readable read text from a photograph?

Yes. Use the Text Extractor tool to draw a selection around the text in any image on screen. Readable uses local OCR to recognise and speak the text. Alternatively, use PDF Convert to convert a photographed document into an accessible PDF file.