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Image to Text Converter
Extract text from images, scanned documents, or screenshots instantly. 100% free and private OCR using your browser.
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Pull the text out of any image — screenshots, phone photos of documents, scans of old letters, handwritten notes. The OCR engine runs in your browser, so the images and the transcribed text both stay on your device. Copy out, save, or paste into your note app. No uploads, no signup, no watermark, no size limit beyond your device memory.
Why local OCR matters
People photograph a lot of sensitive text — tax documents, contracts, medical forms, school paperwork, receipts with card numbers. Sending those through an online OCR service uploads the full photo and the extracted text to a third party. This tool does the recognition entirely in your browser, so nothing touches a server. That is the right default for anything you would not want a stranger to read.
How accurate is browser OCR?
Typed text on a clean, flat background — receipts, screenshots, PDFs, slides — comes out at 95-99% accuracy. Handwriting is harder but works on clean printing (block letters, numbers, addresses). Degraded scans, low-light phone photos, and cursive are the toughest. A quick tip: increase contrast and straighten the photo with the photo filters before OCR for a noticeable accuracy bump.
Supported languages and formats
The engine supports 100+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and Russian. Pick the language in the dropdown before running — specifying the right language doubles accuracy on non-English text. Accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, and PDF inputs. Output is plain text you can copy, or a .txt download.
Common ways people use it
Screenshots of articles and research
Paste the text into your notes app instead of retyping. Great for paywalled articles you screenshotted, research papers, and textbooks.
Receipts and expense reports
Photograph the receipt, OCR the text, paste into your expense tool. Stays private while saving the retype.
Business cards and contacts
Snap a business card, extract name, email, and phone, paste into your CRM or phone contacts.
Handwritten notes and whiteboards
Digitize meeting whiteboards or handwritten notes. Clean printing works well — cursive less so.
Frequently asked questions
How It Works
Professional results in 3 simple steps.
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Process
Our powerful engine optimizes your files instantly.
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