WPS Edit Image Text helps you recognize and work with text inside images in WPS PDF on Windows; this guide covers 3 core tasks, 0 available without membership and 3 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 3 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 0 | Matches the number of Free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 3 | Matches the number of membership-required rows in the index |
About This Feature
Overview
Edit Image Text is an image text recognition and editing feature in WPS PDF for Windows. It is designed for scanned pages, screenshots, and image-based text embedded in PDF files. After you enter editing mode, you can right-click an image to start OCR, then turn recognized text into content you can edit or extract.
Core capabilities include:
- Edit image text: recognize text inside an image and modify it directly.
- Recognize text in an image: extract text from an image and review or copy it in the results panel.
- Use related image tools: continue from the same right-click menu to use OCR PDF, Smart Cutout, Clarify, Image Compression, Extract Text, or Batch Extract Images.
This feature is useful for revising scanned contracts, organizing text from posters or screenshots, and extracting content from notices or receipts. It helps reduce manual retyping when text is locked inside an image.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device in a currently supported system environment |
| App version | The latest version of WPS Office is recommended, with the PDF component installed |
| Network | Local editing can work normally; if account verification or membership sync does not respond, reconnect to the internet and try again |
| Other | You need to open a PDF file successfully, enter editing mode, and use images with clear and upright text whenever possible |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Post-installation check | Open WPS PDF, open any PDF that contains image text, enter editing mode, right-click the image, and confirm that you can see Edit Image (E) or Recognize Text in Image |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | In WPS PDF, you can right-click an image to start OCR, turn image text into editable content, or extract text in a results panel. | Microsoft official documentation shows that OneNote can copy text from pictures and file printouts with OCR, while Word does not usually provide a direct in-place OCR editing entry for image text. | Google official help community content shows that you can open image files with Google Docs to run OCR and generate editable text. | Notion official help explains that scanned or image-only PDFs are not reliably searchable unless OCR is run first, so it is more focused on importing and organizing content than editing image text in place. | Adobe Acrobat can open a scanned PDF, apply OCR automatically when you choose Edit, and convert the scan into an editable PDF. |
| Official Source | — | Copy text from pictures and file printouts using OCR in OneNote | Open images in google docs as editable text | Import data into Notion | Edit scanned PDFs in Acrobat |
Advantage: WPS keeps recognition, editing, and extraction in the same PDF editing interface, which is convenient when you need to work directly on text inside images.
Overall Conclusion
If you need to work with text inside images directly in a PDF workflow, WPS and Adobe both provide a more direct OCR-to-edit path. Microsoft is more suitable when you want to extract text first and continue in another app, Google is more suitable for converting images into document text, and Notion is more suitable for organizing content after OCR has already been completed.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable Users | Main Challenge | Recommended Approach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revise part of a scanned contract | Administrative, legal, and operations staff | A few details in a scanned file need updates, but rebuilding the file takes time | Use Edit Image Text to recognize and modify the text directly |
| 2 | Extract notice text from a poster or screenshot | Teachers, students, and office users | Text inside the image cannot be copied directly | Use Recognize Text in Image to extract and copy the result |
| 3 | Process image resources in a document | Content organizers | One PDF may require both text recognition and image extraction or compression | Continue from the image right-click menu to use related image tools |
| 4 | Check whether a scanned file is suitable for editing | Archive and records staff | It is unclear whether the image text can be recognized accurately | Run Recognize Text in Image first, then decide whether to continue editing |
| 5 | Handle mixed image-and-text PDF pages | Office document users | A page may contain image text together with other image processing needs | Combine OCR PDF with the image right-click menu for follow-up tasks |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free Users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Edit PDF text | Related entry points may be visible, while advanced editing availability depends on what the product shows in the app | Supported |
| Edit image text | Requires membership to edit PDF files | Supported |
| Edit images | Availability depends on the in-app permission prompt | Supported |
| PDF conversion and more PDF tools | Basic capabilities are available, while some advanced tools are limited | A broader set of PDF editing and conversion tools is available |
| Cloud storage | 1GB | 20GB |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage Scenario | Recommended Plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You mainly read PDFs and only rarely need to change text inside images | Free | Suitable for basic reading and light use |
| You often work with scanned PDFs, screenshots, or image-based documents and need direct editing | WPS Premium | More suitable for ongoing PDF editing, image editing, and conversion work |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership center: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page