Have text from an image read aloud in AppWriter Windows

Select an area in a scanned image and hear the recognized text.

Reviewed 7 November 2026

The video was made by SkrivSikkert, which also sells its own reading and writing tool. Everway did not make, pay for, or approve the video. AppWriter is a trademark of Everway A/S (formerly Wizkids A/S). About the videos

Written steps

  1. 0:00 Choose text from the screen

    Have text from an image on the screen read aloud with AppWriter's clipboard reader. Here, the message about the library trip has been scanned, so the words are part of the image.

    Open the menu with the three lines.

    Choose Udklipslæser.

    Drag a box around the text you want to hear, and release the mouse. AppWriter recognizes the words and reads them aloud.

  2. 0:56 Read the result and finish

    The recognized text is now in the small window. You can choose Skan et nyt område if you want to read a different part of the screen.

    Click Close when you are done.

  3. 1:12 Try it yourself

    Try with an image with text on your own screen. Open the clip reader and select the part you want to hear.

    You have selected the text on the screen and heard the recognized content.

Read the transcript

Have text from an image on the screen read aloud with AppWriter's clipboard reader. Here, the message about the library trip has been scanned, so the words are part of the image. Open the menu with the three lines. Choose Udklipslæser. Drag a box around the text you want to hear, and release the mouse. AppWriter recognizes the words and reads them aloud. We are meeting at biblioteket on Thursday at ten o’clock. The trip lasts one hour. Bring your computer with you. After the visit, we write a short summary. The recognized text is now in the small window. You can choose Skan et nyt område if you want to read a different part of the screen. Click Close when you are done. Try with an image with text on your own screen. Open the clip reader and select the part you want to hear.

What you need

AppWriter is open, and the text in the image is visible on the screen.

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What should I select?

Drag a frame around the text you want to hear. Avoid unrelated text around the message. Check the recognized content against the image if a word sounds wrong.

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