Extract TXT from Photo | Camera OCR to a text file

How to extract TXT from Photo

1.Choose a JPG or PNG taken with a camera or phone.

2.Pick the language that matches the text.

3.Click Extract text. Recognition runs locally in your browser.

4.Preview the words, then download a .txt file.

FEATURES

Made for camera shots

This landing is for a photo of printed text. Photo to Text is the same job. JPG to TXT and PNG to TXT are the same extract when you already know the file type.

Words, not columns

This page downloads OCR text. Photo to Excel reconstructs rows and columns.

Not Photo to PDF

Photo to PDF wraps JPEGs in a PDF. This page reads the words. Not OCR PDF.

Files stay local

OCR runs in your browser. We do not upload the photo.

Honest OCR

Angled shots, glare, and tiny type will miss. Tesseract is not a certified reader.

Free to start

5 free jobs a day. Upgrade to Pro for larger files and more daily jobs.

Extract TXT from Photo vs Image to Text

People search extract TXT from Photo when they want the extract phrasing. This page runs the same /image-to-text OCR as Photo to TXT. It is not /extract-txt-from-pdf and not a second tool in the Tools grid.

A PDF scan should use OCR PDF. A photo of a table that you want as Excel should use Photo to Excel.

JPG and PNG only. We do not claim perfect handwriting recognition.