Text Deblur

What is Text Deblur?

Text Deblur is an online image enhancement tool designed for screenshots, scans, notes, labels, and photographed text. Its stated purpose is to help users enlarge supported images and inspect fine letter edges without writing a prompt or creating an account. It is positioned as an AI text enhancer rather than an OCR product. The tool refines contrast and letter edges to make blurry writing easier to inspect, but it returns an enhanced image. It does not extract text, produce a transcription, or create a searchable PDF.

Supported static images can be uploaded or dropped into the interface, with JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, TIFF, HEIC, and HEIF listed as accepted formats. The maximum upload size is 20 MB. Transparent images remain PNG, while JPG is the default output. The service offers up to 20 free images per UTC day with no signup, and it does not require a prompt.

How Text Deblur works

A user uploads or drops a supported static image up to 20 MB. The tool shows expected scale and output dimensions before processing. After a human check, processing starts. No prompt or account is required. Users can then switch between Original and Enhanced, zoom into the letters, and download the result.

The pages state that supported images can be enlarged up to 4×; larger images may retain their original size. Inputs and generated results use private storage. A successful result is available through a session-bound link that expires after 24 hours, and stored files are scheduled for deletion after one day. Public examples use approved, independently created images and their actual processing results. Input and output dimensions are listed, and comparisons use the same display area for both images. Example previews are preprocessed and do not use a user's processing allowance.

Main features

• AI-based enhancement for small text in screenshots, scans, and photos.
• Accepted static image formats: JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, TIFF, HEIC, and HEIF.
• Upload limit of 20 MB per image.
• Up to 20 free images per UTC day.
• No signup and no prompt required.
• Original vs Enhanced comparison with zoom for inspecting letter shapes, spacing, and fine strokes.
• JPG output by default; transparent images remain PNG.
• Expected output dimensions shown before processing.
• Private storage with session-bound download links expiring in 24 hours and files scheduled for deletion after one day.
• Dedicated pages for screenshot enhancement and scanned document enhancement.
• Documentation and examples that compare enhancement results against originals using letter shapes, fine strokes, word spacing, and legibility.

Pricing

Text Deblur is free to use. The pages state that users can enhance up to 20 images per UTC day without creating an account. No paid tiers, subscriptions, credit packages, or other pricing are listed on the supplied pages. The upload limit is 20 MB, and supported images can be enlarged up to 4×, though larger images may retain their original size. Output is JPG by default, or PNG for transparent images. Because the service does not require signup, the daily allowance is associated with use rather than an account, as described on the site.

Common use cases

Text Deblur is intended for images where some letter structure is still visible. Common use cases described on the pages include making small text clearer in screenshots, improving text clarity in scanned document images, and enhancing photographed notes and labels. It may also be used on signs and similar images with visible text. The tool is most useful when users want to inspect or compare text visually, not when they need machine-readable text output.

It works best with screenshots, notes, documents, labels, and signs that retain some visible letter structure. Cropping tightly around the text is suggested, while keeping a little surrounding text can help the AI. Severe motion blur, tiny distant text, glare, and heavy compression may still be unreadable.

Limitations

• It produces an enhanced image, not a verified transcription.
• It does not extract text or create a searchable PDF.
• AI enhancement may change characters, particularly when the input is severely blurred.
• Users should check important words and numbers against the source.
• It cannot reliably recover blurred-out, pixelated, or intentionally removed or redacted text.
• Severe motion blur, tiny distant text, glare, or heavy compression may remain unreadable.
• Only static images are supported; uploads are limited to 20 MB.
• Free processing is limited to 20 images per UTC day.
• Larger images may retain their original size rather than being enlarged.
• Download links expire in 24 hours, and stored files are scheduled for deletion after one day.
• Public examples are not a claim of universal accuracy or superiority over other tools.
• A sharper-looking character may still be inaccurate.

Summary

Text Deblur is a free online AI image enhancement tool for making small text in screenshots, scans, notes, and photos easier to inspect. It accepts many static image formats up to 20 MB, processes up to 20 images per UTC day without an account, and provides an Original/Enhanced comparison plus downloads. Its output is an enhanced image rather than an OCR transcription. Users who need text extraction should look to OCR tools, while users who need to visually inspect or enlarge text can use Text Deblur with the understanding that AI may alter characters and cannot recover intentionally removed information.