PicText is an AI-based image text editor that focuses on recognizing and replacing text content that already exists in images, rather than simply overlaying new text boxes. It claims to be able to detect existing text in photos, screenshots, JPGs, product images, and social creatives, and to preserve the original layout and style when replacing it. Users upload an image and describe what they want to change, and an updated version is generated within minutes.
Main capabilities:
- Native text replacement: The AI engine preserves the original composition, background details, and visual style, rather than pasting a new text box over the image.
- Contextual replacement: Text can be modified in posters, screenshots, receipts, menus, and banners without rebuilding the entire image.
- Preserve the original layout: Editing prompts prioritize spacing, alignment, perspective, color, and surrounding background details.
- Multi-asset reuse: The same workflow can be used for screenshots, JPGs, product images, and social creatives, with scenario-based presets.
How to use:
- Upload a source image (a screenshot, JPG, product image, poster, or other visual material containing text).
- Describe the text change (optionally specify the original text, enter the new text, and add notes about style or layout).
- Generate the edited result (the tool sends an image-to-image request and returns a revised version that keeps the rest of the image as intact as possible).
Two editing modes:
- Standard mode: Suitable for clean, structured text. It uses OCR to detect each text block in the image and allows editing them one by one, with full control over font, size, color, and position. It is best for scenarios with simple backgrounds and text using standard rectangular fonts, such as app interfaces, web pages, system dialogs, receipts, invoices, forms, etc. Each edit costs 5 credits.
- Pro mode: Handles any level of visual complexity. The AI repaints the selected area, seamlessly blending the new text into the original image. No matter how complex the background, gradient, or font style, Pro mode preserves the look and feel of the original design. It is suitable for posters and banners, marketing creatives, event posters, social media graphics, as well as artistic text, handwriting, curved text, calligraphy, decorative fonts, etc. Each edit costs 10 credits.
Applicable scenarios include general text replacement, screenshot UI editing, JPG/PNG repair, same-font matching, product image copy replacement, social media creative adaptation, banner and ad design, poster and menu localization, e-commerce product labels, restaurant menu localization, app screenshot translation, wine label adaptation, storefront sign localization, and more.
Limitations and notes:
- The official statement says the first version focuses on AI-assisted text replacement, with a workflow of uploading a single source image, describing the change, and generating the result.
- It uses usage-based credit pricing, paying by generation volume; the specific pricing system is not described in detail.
- Common questions such as whether login is required and the specific cost of Pro mode appear in the materials only as FAQ headings, and answers are not yet provided.
- Standard mode works best with simple backgrounds and standard fonts; Pro mode targets complex backgrounds and non-standard fonts.
- The tool tries to keep the rest of the image intact, but generated results may have uncertainty; the materials do not provide accuracy or performance guarantees.
