Image Tools

Image to Text

Extract text from any image using OCR. Upload a photo, screenshot, or scanned document and get the text instantly. Free, private, runs in your browser.

No uploads — runs in browserFree & no signupJPG, PNG, WebP, GIF

Upload Image

Drop an image here

or click to browse

JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF

Extracted Text

Extracted text will appear here

How to extract text from an image

Three simple steps to convert any image to text.

01
Upload your image
Drag and drop or click to browse. Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF files.
02
Click Extract Text
The OCR engine processes your image entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to any server.
03
Copy or download the result
Copy the extracted text to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file.

What people use it for

Screenshots & photos

Extract text from screenshots, photos of documents, or any image containing readable text.

Scanned documents

Convert scanned PDFs or paper documents photographed with your phone into editable text.

Business cards

Quickly digitize contact information from business card photos without typing manually.

Receipts & invoices

Extract line items and totals from receipt photos for expense tracking or accounting.

Handwritten notes

Convert handwritten notes or whiteboards photographed during meetings into digital text.

Foreign language text

Extract text from images in other languages for translation or reference.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, completely free with no word limits, no watermarks, and no signup required.

No. The OCR processing runs entirely in your browser using Tesseract.js. Your images never leave your device.

JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, and GIF are all supported.

Accuracy depends on image quality. Clear, high-contrast text on a plain background gives the best results. Blurry, low-resolution, or heavily stylized text may have errors.

It can handle some printed handwriting, but accuracy is lower than for typed text. Clear, neat handwriting works better than cursive.

The default model supports English. Tesseract supports 100+ languages, but this tool currently uses the English model for fast browser-based processing.

The first run downloads the OCR model (~10MB) to your browser. Subsequent uses are faster. Processing time also depends on image size and complexity.

Yes, it works on mobile browsers. You can also use your phone camera to capture images directly.

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