Why won't my image upload to AI Text Editor?

Almost always one of three things. The file is over the 20 MB free upload limit — Premium takes 50 MB and Pro 120 MB. The format is not one this tool accepts, so check the list shown on the upload panel. Or the file is not really the format its name says: renaming a file does not change what is inside it, and that is the reason a valid-looking image gets refused.

The result from AI Text Editor looks overdone. Can I tone it down?

Yes — where there is a strength or intensity control, the default is deliberately obvious so you can see what the tool does. Most photos read better well below it. Bring the strength down until the effect looks like a decision rather than a filter, and compare against your original before you download.

Do I need Photoshop or design software to use AI Text Editor?

No — AI Text Editor runs in the browser on desktop and phone. There is nothing to install, no trial to start, and no license to buy before you can see whether it does what you need. Try it on the file you are actually stuck with rather than a sample.

AI Text Editor

Upload a photo

Replacement text uses your chosen font. This version supports straight text; it does not automatically reproduce a curved or perspective font.

Select words in a photo, repair the background, and place your replacement text in the selected area.

Repair the area beneath selected words
Render the replacement text you enter
Choose a font and text color

Upload a photo

Replacement text uses your chosen font. This version supports straight text; it does not automatically reproduce a curved or perspective font.

Upload an image

Drop a file here, or click to browse

Supported formats include JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, RAW, PSD. Maximum file size: 20 MB.

Working with text inside photos

To read or copy the original words before you change them, pull the text out of the image; for a translation of a sign or menu to type in, translate the words in the photo.

New captions on blank space, rather than replacements, come from adding styled text anywhere on the picture.

What you can do with AI Text Editor

Review the main capabilities before you begin.

Repair the area beneath selected words
Render the replacement text you enter
Choose a font and text color

Use this tool

Settings reference

Available controls for AI Text Editor.

Text

Replacement textText input: Enter the exact words to place in the selected area.
FontDropdown: Choose the replacement typeface.Options: Sans serifSerifMonospace
Text colorColor picker: Set the color of the replacement text.

Selection

Select the text areaDraw on image: Drag one rectangle around all the old text, leaving space for its replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

AI Text Editor supports free standard use within the published processing allowances. Free downloads are clean — no watermark. No signup is required for standard tool use. Photo effects and AI edits have a web-size limit on Free, with the original-resolution result available through Premium or one credit. Crop, resize, rotate, compress and convert stay full size. Published processing allowances and file limits still apply.

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