Now available in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview, Phone Link can use OCR to extract text from a photo, but it only works with Android devices.

Here is how you can add text to all your photos on any device using the default applications available on them.

You can add several 3D effects, 3D objects, and animated text to your pictures using the Photos app in Windows 11/10. Learn how.

The Microsoft Photos app introduces OCR capabilities. Learn how to enable or disable 'Auto-scan images for text' in the Photos app.

Microsoft is dumping the legacy Windows 11 Photos app from its pre-bundled apps, but it's still available in the Microsoft Store.