✓ 100+ languages✓ Runs in browser✓ Free forever

Free Image to Text (OCR) Online

Extract text from images, screenshots, and scanned documents. Supports 100+ languages. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Image type

Upload Image

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Drag & drop an image here, or click to upload

JPEG, PNG, WebP, BMP, GIF, TIFF

Extracted Text

Extracted text will appear here...

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How to use Image to Text (OCR)

Three steps. Works with any image.

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Upload your image

Drag and drop an image or click to select. Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, and more.

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Click Extract Text

The OCR engine processes your image in-browser and extracts all readable text.

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Copy or download

Copy the extracted text to clipboard or download as a .txt file.

How Image to Text (OCR) works

This tool uses Tesseract.js — a WebAssembly port of Google's Tesseract OCR engine. When you upload an image, the engine loads language-specific trained data (about 3-15MB per language), then runs optical character recognition directly in your browser. The engine identifies text regions in the image, segments individual characters, and uses neural network pattern matching to convert pixel patterns into text. It returns the recognized text along with a confidence score. Your image is never uploaded to any server — everything runs on your device.

Why use this Image to Text tool?

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100+ languages

Recognize text in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and more.

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100% private

All OCR processing happens in your browser. Your images never leave your device.

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Any image type

Works with screenshots, scanned documents, photos of signs, receipts, and handwritten notes.

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Fast & accurate

Tesseract's neural network delivers high accuracy. Shows confidence score for transparency.

Frequently asked questions

Is this OCR tool free?

Yes. It is free to use with no signup required.

What image formats does it support?

JPEG, PNG, WebP, BMP, GIF, and TIFF. Photos, screenshots, and scans all work.

What languages can it recognize?

100+ languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and most European languages.

Does it work offline?

The first run downloads language data. After it is cached, OCR works without an internet connection.

Is my image uploaded to a server?

No. OCR runs in your browser with Tesseract.js (WebAssembly), so files stay on your device.

How accurate is the OCR, and how can I improve it?

Accuracy depends on image quality. Use sharp, high-contrast images, select the correct language, and crop to the text area for best results.

Can it read handwritten text?

It works best on printed text. Handwriting support is limited and may be inaccurate.

Is there a file size or resolution limit?

There is no hard limit, but very large images can be slow. If it hangs, resize or crop the image first.

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