Image to Text — Extract Text from Images Free (OCR)

How to use the Image to Text (OCR)

1. 1

   Drop your image into the tool (JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF or BMP, up to 10 MB).

2. 2

   Click Extract text — the first run downloads the recognition data once.

3. 3

   Wait for the progress bar; the text appears below the image.

4. 4

   Copy the extracted text with one click.

Image to Text (OCR) FAQs

About this tool

Text trapped inside a picture is text you cannot search, copy or edit — until OCR frees it. Image to Text reads the English words in your photos, screenshots and scans and turns them into selectable, copyable text, all inside your browser. It is the tool for the everyday moments: a phone number on a shop sign, a paragraph from a printed page, an error message in a screenshot, a receipt you need as text. The first run downloads the recognition data (a few megabytes) and then caches it, so later uses are faster. Accuracy depends on the image — crisp, straight, well-lit text reads almost perfectly, while blurry or stylized text may need a quick manual fix. Because everything runs locally, even sensitive documents stay private: nothing is uploaded, stored or seen by anyone. For students, office workers and anyone who deals with screenshots daily, it turns retyping into a one-click job.

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