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Best free AI apps for Windows

Handy AI tools that run on an ordinary Windows PC.

  1. Copy text from screenshots, images and PDFs, offline
    ★ 48.4kstars
    Umi-OCR by hiroi-sora · Free alternative to ABBYY FineReader, Google Lens
    Offline text recognition
    No codingDesktop appFair
  2. Translate and grab text from screen on Windows
    ★ 8.5kstars
    STranslate by STranslate
    Translate anything on screen
    No codingDesktop appHealthy
  3. Upscale images with AI on any computer
    ★ 7.4kstars
    Final2x by EutropicAI
    Upscale images
    No codingDesktop appHealthy
  4. Paste AI answers into Word and Excel with formatting
    ★ 5.4kstars
    PasteMD by RICHQAQ
    Paste AI answers into Word nicely
    No codingDesktop appHealthy
  5. Make blurry or small photos sharp and bigger
    ★ 51.7kstars
    upscayl by upscayl · Free alternative to Topaz Photo AI, Topaz Gigapixel
    Popular photo upscaler
    No codingDesktop appHealthy

Ranked for people new to AI: ease of use first, then quality, upkeep and popularity. Last checked 4 Nov 2026.

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