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Image to Text (OCR)

Extract and copy text from any image, screenshot or photo. Works entirely in your browser — nothing uploaded to servers.

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Click or drop image here
PNG, JPG, JPEG, WEBP, GIF, BMP supported
Initialising OCR engine…
Extracted Text

What is an OCR Tool?

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is technology that reads text from images. This free online OCR tool extracts all readable text from any image — screenshots, photos of documents, scanned pages or handwritten notes — and converts it into editable, copyable plain text. It works entirely in your browser using Tesseract — no images are uploaded to any server.

How to Extract Text from an Image

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Upload your imageClick the upload area or drag and drop any PNG, JPG, WEBP or GIF image.
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Select the languageChoose the language of text in your image for best accuracy. Supports 14 languages including Urdu and Arabic.
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Click Extract TextThe OCR engine processes your image locally and extracts all readable text.
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Copy or downloadCopy the text to clipboard or download as a .txt file.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it support Urdu and Arabic?

Yes — select Urdu or Arabic from the language dropdown before extracting. Right-to-left scripts are supported.

Is my image uploaded anywhere?

No — OCR processing happens entirely in your browser using Tesseract.js. Your image never leaves your device.

Why is the first extraction slow?

The first use downloads the OCR language model (a few MB). After that it's cached in your browser and subsequent extractions are much faster.

How can I improve accuracy?

Use high-resolution images (300+ DPI), ensure text has strong contrast against the background, avoid blurry or skewed images, and select the correct language for your text.

What is this tool?

An image to text tool (OCR) is a free AI-powered service that extracts text from any image. Upload a JPG, PNG or screenshot and the tool uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to identify and extract all readable text — making it copyable and editable in seconds.

How to Use

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Upload your imageClick or drag and drop a JPG, PNG, GIF or WEBP image containing the text you want to extract.
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Wait for OCR processingThe AI processes your image using OCR technology. This typically takes 5–15 seconds depending on image size and text complexity.
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Copy the extracted textThe recognised text appears in the output box — select all and copy, or use the Copy button to grab the entire extracted text.

Common Uses

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Document Scanning

Extract text from scanned documents, PDFs converted to images and physical document photographs.

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Photo Text

Copy text from screenshots, photographs of signs, menus, whiteboards and handwritten notes.

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Foreign Language

Extract text from images in other languages for translation using an online translator.

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Accessibility

Convert image-based text to readable text for screen readers and visually impaired users.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is OCR?

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is the technology that recognises and extracts text from images. It analyses the visual patterns of characters and converts them to machine-readable text.

How accurate is the text extraction?

Accuracy depends on image quality, font clarity and resolution. Clear, high-contrast text in standard fonts achieves 95%+ accuracy. Handwriting, unusual fonts and low-resolution images reduce accuracy.

Does it work with handwriting?

Modern AI-powered OCR can recognise neat handwriting, but accuracy is lower than for printed text. Results are best with clear, consistent handwriting on a plain background.

What image formats are supported?

JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP and BMP are supported. For PDF files with images, first convert the PDF page to an image using the PDF to JPG tool, then extract the text.

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