How to convert an image to text

Choose a JPG or PNG of a document, scan, or screenshot.
Pick the language that matches the text.
Click Extract text. Recognition runs locally in your browser.
Preview the words, then download a .txt file.

Features

Private

OCR runs in your browser. We do not upload the image to read it.

Plain text

You get a .txt file you can copy into any editor or document.

Free to start

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

Files stay local

This tool does not store your image on our servers.

Honest OCR

We use Tesseract. Skewed photos, tiny type, and handwriting will miss words.

Works in the browser

Use it from any modern browser on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

When to use Image to Text

Use this when you have a photo or screenshot and need the words, not a spreadsheet or a Word file.

The same OCR engine powers Image to Excel, Image to Word, and Image to CSV. Those pages add table reconstruction or a simple DOCX. This page only returns text.

JPG and PNG only for now. A screenshot is just a JPG or PNG. We do not claim a certified reader or perfect handwriting recognition.

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