PicText is an ActiveX control that enables applications to convert images (bmp, png and tif) to text. Benefits: 100% Secure and virus free unlike JPEG or GIF or any other binary format. 100% Lossless format and still up to 15 times smaller than full color bitmaps and tiff. 100% Searchable Picture Text files for ANY picture attribute using Windows Search. 100% Email safe with any email system and all system administrators. 100% Self-sufficent, no other tools required on Windows. Picture To Text is format independent, you can archive pictures as text for decades and convert them to any format later. For example, you can use RestoreAsJpeg to restore as Jpeg Image any bmp, png or tif image you converted to text. This download includes a complete manual and a sample project to get you started in no time.