Image to Text
OCR a JPG or PNG and download the text. Recognition runs in your browser, so the image never leaves your device.
How to convert an image to text
1.Choose a JPG or PNG of a document, scan, or screenshot.
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
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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