Image to Text (OCR)

How to extract text from an image

1. Choose the language of the text.
2. Click the box above or drop screenshots, photos or a scanned PDF onto it.
3. Copy the recognised text, or download it as a .txt file.

Frequently asked questions

What does OCR mean?

Optical character recognition: software that reads the letters in a picture and turns them into text you can edit and search.

How do I get the best results?

Use sharp, well-lit images with the text straight and large enough to read easily. Screenshots give almost perfect results.

Is my image uploaded?

No. Text recognition runs in your browser. The first use downloads the recogniser and the language data (a few megabytes); your images never leave your device.