Image to Text Converter
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Upload a photo or screenshot and get its printed English text, ready to copy or download.
PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, or BMP. English printed text works best.
Best on clear printed text. Handwriting and fancy fonts are weak. Large images take seconds. Needs an internet connection for the OCR library. If recognition fails, the error is shown, and no text is invented.
Optical character recognition, or OCR, reads the words in a picture and turns them into text you can copy, search, and edit. The Image to Text Converter does that in your browser, using the Tesseract OCR engine.
Upload a screenshot, a photo of a document, or a scan, and the recognised text appears in an editable box. You can fix any mistakes, then copy the text or download it as a plain text file.
Please be honest about the limits. This tool is best on clear printed text. Handwriting and fancy fonts are weak, large images take seconds, and it needs an internet connection for the OCR library.
How to Use This Tool
- Choose an image: drop an image into the box, or click it to browse for one.
- Check the preview: make sure the right image is shown and the text is readable.
- Click Extract Text: watch the progress from Loading OCR engine, to Recognizing, to Done.
- Fix and copy: edit any mistakes in the text box, then copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
Tips for Better Results
- Use a sharp, straight photo: flat, well lit, and straight on beats tilted or blurry every time.
- Crop to the text: less background means fewer mistakes.
- Stick to printed English: this tool reads English only, and printed text far better than handwriting.
- Check the output: OCR can misread similar letters, so read the result before you reuse it.
Why Use This Tool
- Private by design: recognition runs on your device, so your image never leaves your browser.
- No sign up: open the page and start, with no account and no install.
- Editable output: fix mistakes before you copy or download.
- Honest errors: if recognition fails, you see the error. No text is invented.
Frequently Asked Questions
01.Is the Image to Text Converter free to use?
Yes, it is completely free with no sign up and no limits on the number of images you can try.
02.What kind of images work best?
Clear printed text works best. Handwriting and fancy fonts are weak, and tilted or blurry photos give more mistakes, so always check the result.
03.Which language does it read?
English only. Text in other scripts is not read correctly by this tool.
04.Does it need an internet connection?
Yes. The OCR library loads from the internet the first time you use it, so the tool needs an internet connection for the OCR library, even though your image itself stays on your device.
05.How long does recognition take?
Large images take seconds, and the first run takes longer while the OCR engine loads. The progress bar shows Loading OCR engine, Recognizing, and Done.
06.Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. Recognition runs in your browser with Tesseract.js, so your image never leaves your device. Only the OCR library and language data are loaded from the internet.
For image sizing instead of text, try the Image Resizer.