Image to Text (OCR): free online tool
Image to Text reads the words in a photo, screenshot or scanned page and gives you plain text you can copy, edit or translate. Recognition runs on your device, so the image is never uploaded.
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How to use Image to Text (OCR)
- Open the OCR tool and choose an image (JPG, PNG or WebP).
- Select the languages that appear in the image.
- Run OCR, then copy the text or download it as .txt or as a searchable PDF.
What you can do
- Works on photos, screenshots and scans
- English, Turkish, Arabic, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese
- No upload, no sign-up, no limit
Runs 100% in your browser · No upload · No sign-up · No limits
Privacy and where your file is processed
Text recognition runs on your device with Tesseract. The OCR engine and language files are downloaded once from a public CDN; your image is never uploaded.
Free usage limits
Free to use. In your browser: no account, no file-size limit and no usage limit. Advanced AI mode (our private GPU server): free account with 150 credits a month (1 credit per page for OCR and PDF to Word), files up to 50 MB and 100 pages. There is no paid tier.
Frequently asked questions
Can it read handwriting?
Neat handwriting sometimes works, but browser OCR is made for printed text. For difficult scans use Advanced AI OCR in the AI Editor.
How do I get the best result?
Use a sharp, well-lit image where the text is horizontal, and select only the languages that appear in it.