Copy text from images

Last updated on Aug 12, 2026

Learn how to use Copy text in Adobe Express Photos on Windows.

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Extract and copy text from images and screenshots in seconds.

This feature is available in Adobe Express Photos on Windows only.

Copy text in Adobe Express Photos helps you quickly extract and reuse text from images and screenshots. You can easily copy text from screenshots of documents, messages, receipts, notes, and more without manually retyping information. Copy text is useful across a range of everyday workflows:

  • Creating reports and presentations: Reuse text from images and screenshots in reports, documents, presentations, and other work materials. 
  • Working across apps: Move text from screenshots into emails, chats, notes, and productivity tools to keep work moving. 
  • Copying important details: Quickly capture addresses, contact information, tracking numbers, links, and other reference details from images. 
  • Sharing information: Extract and share text from screenshots with coworkers, clients, friends, or teams without manually typing it out. 

Open an image in Adobe Express Photos or capture a screenshot.

Select the T button.

Adobe Express Photos on Windows with a design open with text being copied using the T button on the bottom left corner.
Select the T button in the bottom-left corner.

Paste the copied text into documents, presentations, emails, notes, or other applications using Ctrl + V.

FAQs

No, Copy text extracts all text detected in the image.

Yes, all selected text is automatically copied to your clipboard for easy sharing.

Copy text supports the same image formats available in Adobe Express Photos. For a complete list of supported formats, see Supported file formats in Adobe Express Photos.