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Image to Text (OCR)
Pull the text out of photos, screenshots and scanned documents - recognized entirely in your browser, in eight languages. Your images never leave your device. No sign-up, no limits, free.
Drop your images here
Photos, screenshots or scans · JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, GIF
Recognition runs in your browser No size or file limits Free, no sign-up
How to extract text from an image
Add your images
Drag and drop photos, screenshots or scans anywhere in the box, click to browse, or paste from your clipboard. Batches work - each file gets its own text.
Pick the language and layout
Choose the language the text is written in; the matching recognition pack downloads once and is cached. Auto layout suits most images, single block or single line help with tricky crops.
Recognize, then copy or download
Click Recognize. The extracted text appears in its own tab per file, ready to select, copy in one click, or download as a .txt file.
Image to text questions, answered
How accurate is the text recognition?
On clean sources - screenshots, scans, printed pages photographed straight-on - accuracy is very high. Handwriting, stylized fonts, low-resolution crops and skewed photos lower it. Each result shows a confidence score so you know how much proofreading to expect.
Which languages can it read?
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Turkish. Pick the language before recognizing: each one uses a trained model that downloads once (about 10 MB) and is cached by your browser for next time.
Are my images uploaded for processing?
No, and for documents this is the whole point. The OCR engine runs as WebAssembly inside your browser, so contracts, IDs, receipts and private notes are read on your own device and never touch a server.
Why does the first recognition take longer?
The engine and language model load on first use, which takes a few seconds. After that they are cached and further images recognize much faster.
How do I get the best results from a phone photo?
Shoot straight-on in even light, fill the frame with the text, and avoid shadows across the page. If a photo reads poorly, crop it to just the text and try the single block layout setting.
Can I extract text from many images at once?
Yes. Add any number of files and recognize them in one run; each file keeps its own extracted text, and you copy or download the one you have selected.