PhoText vs EditText
Click-and-type editing or an AI redraw?

PhoText is a click-and-type image text editor: you click the text it detects, type the replacement, and adjust the font, color, size and position yourself; it also has an AI chat mode. EditText is AI-only: you type the old text and the new text, and the model redraws the words in the original style. Click-and-type gives you manual control and is free for basic edits. AI redraw handles angled, curved and textured text with no manual adjustment, and costs one credit per edit.

Partly. PhoText's homepage says its basic features are free and its advanced features come with a free trial quota. PhoText has no public pricing page (photext.ai/pricing/ returned a 404 when we checked on 12 October 2026), so we can't compare its paid prices. EditText gives every new account 1 free edit with no watermark, then sells one-time credit packs from $14.90 for 40 edits at the US price. There is no subscription, and credits never expire.

AI redraw usually does. A click-and-type editor erases the old words and sets new ones from a font library, so the new text comes out flat and evenly lit unless the tool also warps it to the surface. On a sign shot from the side, a curved bottle, fabric or chalk, that flat text looks pasted on. An AI model paints the new letters into the scene instead. PhoText's own FAQ points the same way: if manual editing leaves spots, it suggests switching to its AI conversational editing.

For a flat screenshot in a system font, both work, and PhoText's manual editor is free. Screenshots are the easiest images to edit: no perspective, usually a plain background, and fonts that every font library has. EditText is worth it when the screenshot has text over a photo or gradient, or when you'd rather not adjust size and position by hand. Neither tool should be used to change amounts, names or times on payment, chat or booking screenshots. EditText's acceptable use policy prohibits it.

Yes. PhoText's About page says the official domain moved from photext.shop to photext.ai, and it warns that other domains using the PhoText name are impersonators. EditText is a separate product, edittext.net, and is not affiliated with PhoText or its operator, Morling, LLC.

PhoText's About page says it deletes original and edited images after 3 days for visitors who are not logged in, and after 30 days for logged-in users. EditText deletes uploaded images and results about 7 days after the edit, along with the edit record. On either tool, you can download your results before they're deleted.

No. EditText doesn't name fonts or export text; it only rewrites the words on the image. PhoText lists a font finder and an image-to-text tool among its features, so if you need the font name or the raw text, use one of those (or WhatTheFont or Google Lens). EditText also doesn't accept PDF uploads. PhoText's uploader accepts PDF; EditText takes PNG, JPEG, WebP and HEIC.

Choose by image type. Use PhoText for flat screenshots and graphics when you want to adjust the new text by hand at no cost. Use EditText for photos, packaging, signs and stylized lettering where retyped text would look pasted on, or for batch-translating store screenshots. Many people try a click-and-type editor first and switch to an AI redraw when the result shows seams.