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Image to Text

Extract text from images online free (OCR). Turn photos, screenshots, and scans into editable text in your browser, nothing uploaded to a server.

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How it works

Upload an image, choose the document language, and click Extract text. Copy the recognized text from the output box.

About Image to Text

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Need to copy text from a screenshot, scan, receipt, or photo of a document? Optical Character Recognition (OCR) extracts editable text from images. This image-to-text tool uses Tesseract.js locally in your browser, nothing is sent to a cloud OCR API.

Students digitize lecture slides, shoppers copy serial numbers from packaging, and office workers pull text from PDF screenshots without retyping. Choose a document language (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese) for better accuracy.

For best results, crop tightly to the text area with the Image Cropper first, or compress large camera photos with the Image Compressor to speed up processing.

Quick tips

  • Higher-contrast images (dark text, light background) OCR best.
  • Crop out headers, icons, and borders that aren't part of the text.
  • Proofread output. OCR can misread stylized fonts or handwriting.

This tool is part of the free Image collection on FindMeTool. Explore more Image tools or browse the full tool directory.

FAQ

What is OCR?
Optical Character Recognition reads text inside images and converts it to editable plain text.
Is my image uploaded?
No. OCR runs locally in your browser using Tesseract.js.
Which languages are supported?
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese are available in the language dropdown.