Image to Text (OCR)
Extract text from images using optical character recognition. Supports photos, screenshots, and scanned documents -- powered by Tesseract.js, 100% in your browser.
- 100% free
- No sign-up
- No limits
- Instant results
Drop an image here or click to upload
JPEG, PNG, WebP -- max 20MB
- OCR powered by Tesseract.js (industry-standard engine)
- Supports JPEG, PNG, and WebP images
- 4 languages: English, Spanish, French, German
- Real-time progress indicator during extraction
- Copy extracted text or download as .txt
- 100% browser-based -- images never leave your device
What is Image to Text (OCR)?
Image to Text (OCR) converts text visible in images into editable, copyable text using Optical Character Recognition.
This tool uses Tesseract.js, the browser port of the world's most popular open-source OCR engine. Upload a photo, screenshot, or scanned document, and the tool extracts every line of text it can detect. All processing happens locally in your browser -- your images are never uploaded to any server.
How to use Image to Text (OCR)
- 1
Select a language
Choose the language of the text in your image: English, Spanish, French, or German. This loads the appropriate recognition model for better accuracy.
- 2
Upload an image
Drag and drop an image onto the upload area, or click to browse. Accepts JPEG, PNG, and WebP up to 20MB. Clear, high-contrast text images produce the best results.
- 3
Click Extract Text
Press the Extract Text button. The OCR engine loads (first time takes a few seconds to download the language model), then processes your image with a live progress indicator.
- 4
Copy or download
Once extracted, review the text in the output panel. Copy it to your clipboard or download as a .txt file.
Everything this tool
does for you
- Powered by Tesseract.js, the industry-standard open-source OCR engine
- Supports 4 languages: English, Spanish, French, German
- Accepts JPEG, PNG, and WebP images up to 20MB
- Drag-and-drop or click-to-upload interface
- Real-time progress bar during text extraction
- One-click copy or download extracted text as .txt
- Image preview before extraction
- 100% client-side -- images never leave your device
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