Image to Text Converter (OCR)

Extract text from photos, screenshots, receipts and scanned pages in seconds — the OCR engine runs in your browser, so your image is never uploaded anywhere. 11 languages, free forever.

100% local OCR — your image never leaves this device

Drop an image here or click to choose

JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP — up to 20 MB. Screenshots, photos of pages, receipts, signs…

OCR runs via WebAssembly on your device. The engine and language pack download once from a CDN; your image is never transmitted.

How to Convert an Image to Text (3 Steps)

  1. Add your image. Drag & drop or click the box — screenshots, phone photos of pages, receipts, scanned PDFs saved as images, signs, whiteboards.
  2. Pick the language and press "Extract text". The first run downloads the OCR engine (a few MB, then cached); recognition itself happens on your device with a live progress bar.
  3. Copy or download. Edit the result right in the box, copy it to your clipboard, or save it as a .txt file.

Tips for Maximum OCR Accuracy

FactorGoodBad
ResolutionText lines ≥ 30px tall (300 DPI scans)Tiny thumbnails, zoomed-out photos
AngleStraight-on, flat pageSkewed, curved book spines
LightingEven, no shadowsGlare, shadow bands across text
ContrastDark text on light backgroundLow-contrast, colored-on-colored text
FontPrinted body textCursive handwriting, heavily stylized fonts

Screenshot text is nearly perfect input — it's already sharp and straight. For photos, crop to just the text region before extracting. Need the image smaller first? Use the Image Compressor or Image Resizer — then count the words you extracted with the Word Counter.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract text from an image for free?
Drop the image above, pick the language, press "Extract text" — the recognized text appears in seconds to copy or download as TXT. No signup, no watermark, no upload.
Is my image uploaded to a server for OCR?
No — Tesseract OCR runs as WebAssembly on your own device. Only the engine and language pack are fetched from a CDN once; your image itself never leaves your computer.
How accurate is OCR text extraction?
95–99% on clean printed text (screenshots, scans). Blur, skew, low resolution, handwriting and decorative fonts reduce accuracy — see the tips table above.
Which languages does this image to text converter support?
English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian, Turkish, Vietnamese and Dutch — each pack downloads on first use, then is cached.
Can OCR read handwriting?
Only very neat, separated handwriting — sometimes. Tesseract is built for printed text; cursive and messy notes generally fail. Printed documents, receipts and screenshots work great.