How to extract text from graphics and digital documents in seconds [Week 45/20 in Review]
Tags: javascript, react, typescript, productivity
Published: 2020-11-13 08:14:26

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Hello 👋🏻.

Who does not know this, you have a picture in front of you and want to have the text in the picture. In the past, I have often typed the text myself. That was laborious and not efficient. All the more I was happy to find a tool last week that solves this for me. 

Feel free to share your thoughts with me in the comments below or on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=natterstefan).

## TextSniper

![TextSniper](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/a195lr6nphilrij3aq17.png)

"Extract text from graphics and digital documents in seconds" is the promise of [Textsniper](https://textsniper.app?ref=natterstefan.me) on their website. I bought the tool, took a closer look, and can say it is fantastic. Now when I have an image, YouTube video, PDFs, or other files in front of me, I get the text extracted and ready to use in seconds. Let me show you how it works with [Chris Bongers](https://hashnode.com/@dailydevtips)'s profile.

![TextSniper in action](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/dcx5y8vd1qu9ci198jci.gif)

It does not work at first go in all cases. Often I had to try it several times to get the desired result. Nevertheless, it is a great software in everything.

--> Get [Textsniper](https://textsniper.app?ref=natterstefan.me) now.

##  📗 Books

I read ["We are all Leaders" by Fredrik Arnander](https://amzn.to/3oCeqH0) and ["The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness"](https://amzn.to/36zEE4G) by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. Both are insightful books.

## ⛓ Links of the Week

- [hCaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/?ref=natterstefan.me): drop-in replacement for [reCAPTCHA](https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/?ref=natterstefan.me) focused on privacy and better user experience.
- [codementor](https://www.codementor.io/?ref=natterstefan.me): Looking for mentorship and freelance projects? Get help from experienced developers around the world in minutes.
- When I need filler text is use the classic Lorem Ipsum text. But thanks to @dailydevtips I know [15 other Lorem Ipsum generators](https://h.daily-dev-tips.com/15-better-lorem-ipsum-generators?ref=natterstefan.me) now.
- [Storybook](https://storybook.js.org/?ref=natterstefan.me) is such a great tool - I love it. I know I said that multiple times. You may ask yourself, why? Once you completed one of the free guides on [learnstorybook.com](https://www.learnstorybook.com?ref=natterstefan.me) I am sure you know why. I especially recommend [Design Systems for Developers](https://www.learnstorybook.com/design-systems-for-developers/?ref=natterstefan.me).
- At the latest after COVID has changed all our lives in our private and professional environment, many people are looking for digital solutions. Every Scrum-Sprint goes along with a retro at the end. There are tools for this process, too. One of them is [GoRetro](https://www.goretro.ai?ref=natterstefan.me). It's forever free and does a great job. Which tools do you use in your Scrum process?
- Recently I had to execute a script from within a node_module. Now I know how to do that, [thanks to StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/a/48803884/1238150?ref=natterstefan.me).
- [takw.to](https://www.tawk.to/?ref=natterstefan.me): 100% free live chat software for your website. It works, it's free and I recommend this app to all my clients.
- This is the only [Typescript Cheatsheet for React](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react?ref=natterstefan.me) you need. It is clear, structured, and provides easy to understand examples.
- [A Complete Guide to CSS Media Queries](https://css-tricks.com/a-complete-guide-to-css-media-queries/?ref=natterstefan.me): there's so much more you can do than just using `min-width` and `max-width`, believe me.
- In one of the last issues I mentioned [TLDR This](https://blog.natterstefan.me/summarize-any-text-with-tldr-this-in-a-click-week-4020-in-review), which can summarize any text. Here is another tool I put on the list with a similar function: [SMMRY](https://smmry.com/?ref=natterstefan.me)
- Did you get an image from your designer and don't know its ratio? Then [Aspect Ratio Calculator](https://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/aspect_ratio/?ref=natterstefan.me) is for you.

## 🐦 Tweets of the Week

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See you next week - thank you. 👋🏻

Stefan

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