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I Spy Text
Find text in anything printed — books, labels & more
Instantly search and find any text in physical books, documents, manuals, medication labels & more with a live camera on your iPhone or iPad. 25+ languages supported. The app supports finding keywords even when they're split across lines or angled. Especially handy for students, researchers, and anyone working through long printed material.
Hello Product Hunt! 👋 I Spy Text is launching here today.
It turns your camera into "Ctrl+F" for the real world. Point your iPhone or iPad at any printed page, and I Spy Text highlights your search term live — no scanning line by line, no squinting.
I built this after one too many times flipping through a 300-page manual looking for a single line — figured my camera should be able to do that instantly.
It's built for the moments search engines can't help with: → Finding one line in a thick textbook or novel → Locating a specific ingredient or warning on a medication label → Spotting a title on a crowded library shelf → Digging through manuals, forms, or dense documents
A few handy features: → Finds your term even when it's split across lines or at an angle → Works in 25+ languages → Optional audio feedback when your term is found → Export found results straight to your photo gallery
Who's it for? → Students → Researchers → Anyone working through long printed material → Anyone hunting for that one pesky ingredient on a long label
Would love to know — what's the first thing you'd try searching for? And any honest feedback is very welcome!
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About I Spy Text on Product Hunt
“Find text in anything printed — books, labels & more”
I Spy Text was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #160 on the daily leaderboard. Instantly search and find any text in physical books, documents, manuals, medication labels & more with a live camera on your iPhone or iPad. 25+ languages supported. The app supports finding keywords even when they're split across lines or angled. Especially handy for students, researchers, and anyone working through long printed material.
I Spy Text was featured in iOS (110.8k followers), Productivity (660.2k followers) and Education (79.1k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 231.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted I Spy Text?
I Spy Text was hunted by Nataša Petek. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Nataša Petek
Hello Product Hunt! 👋 I Spy Text is launching here today.
It turns your camera into "Ctrl+F" for the real world. Point your iPhone or iPad at any printed page, and I Spy Text highlights your search term live — no scanning line by line, no squinting.
I built this after one too many times flipping through a 300-page manual looking for a single line — figured my camera should be able to do that instantly.
It's built for the moments search engines can't help with:
→ Finding one line in a thick textbook or novel
→ Locating a specific ingredient or warning on a medication label
→ Spotting a title on a crowded library shelf
→ Digging through manuals, forms, or dense documents
A few handy features:
→ Finds your term even when it's split across lines or at an angle
→ Works in 25+ languages
→ Optional audio feedback when your term is found
→ Export found results straight to your photo gallery
Who's it for?
→ Students
→ Researchers
→ Anyone working through long printed material
→ Anyone hunting for that one pesky ingredient on a long label
Would love to know — what's the first thing you'd try searching for? And any honest feedback is very welcome!