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Text Detective on Windows Pc

Developed By: A9 Innovations, LLC.

License: Free

Rating: 3,2/5 - 126 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.2.1
Size 13.8 MB
Release Date March 21, 14
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Required to be able to access the camera device. [see more (4)]

What's New:
Version 1.2.1- Changed behavior on "Skip intro" menu item- Added better checking for camera flashVersion 1.2.0- Significant improvements to text reading... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Text Detective is a fully accessible app that reads text from the camera in your phone or tablet within seconds. Point the camera and sort through mail, read menus, cards, product... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Text Detective and install on Windows PC. Text Detective is free Productivity app, developed by A9 Innovations, LLC.. Latest version of Text Detective is 1.2.1, was released on 2014-03-21 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Text Detective is 3,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 126 users, 48 users had rated it 5*, 33 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Text Detective on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Text Detective on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Text Detective on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Text Detective using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Text Detective" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Text Detective on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Text Detective" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.2.1.

Download Text Detective 1.2.1 on Windows PC – 13.8 MB

Text Detective is a fully accessible app that reads text from the camera in your phone or tablet within seconds. Point the camera and sort through mail, read menus, cards, product packages, medication labels, and all kinds of other print around you. WE REALLY CARE WHAT YOU THINK: Please don't hesitate to contact us via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

***** Great for reading text on the fly!

The text can easily be read, edited, copied and pasted into documents, emails or other apps. It even keeps the text in a history for future use.

Text Detective works best with the clean and crisp text you find in documents, and at a distance of about the length of a forearm. You can use it wherever you go - no need for network coverage – it even works on the plane.

The creation of this product was supported in part by SBIR grants from the National Institutes of Health (grants no. EY011821 and EY020707).

Text Detective by Blindsight is covered by U.S. Patent No. 7,817,855, and pending US and international patents.
Version 1.2.1
- Changed behavior on "Skip intro" menu item
- Added better checking for camera flash
Version 1.2.0
- Significant improvements to text reading performance
- Added preview of captured frame while detecting text
Version 1.1.4
- NEON support detected at runtime
Version 1.1.3
- Better detection of German text
Version 1.1.2
- Added autofocus for some Samsung devices
Version 1.1.1
- Explicit library loading supports more devices
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.