Image to Text (OCR)
Extract text from images using AI-powered OCR. Supports 18 languages with real-time progress and confidence scoring — all in your browser.
Upload Image
Drag & drop an image, or browse
Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, BMP, TIFF. Max 50 MB. You can also paste (Ctrl+V).
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Everything you need to know
Free Online OCR — Extract Text From Any Image
This Image to Text tool uses Tesseract.js, the most popular open-source OCR engine, to recognize and extract text from images. It runs entirely in your browser — your images are never uploaded to a server.
How to Extract Text From an Image
- Step 1 — Upload an image (PNG, JPEG, WebP, BMP, GIF, or TIFF).
- Step 2 — Select the language of the text in the image.
- Step 3 — Click "Extract Text" and wait for OCR to complete.
- Step 4 — Copy the extracted text or download it as a .txt file.
18 Languages Supported
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Turkish, and Polish. The language model is downloaded once and cached in your browser.
Tips for Best Results
- Use high-resolution images with clear, printed text
- Ensure good contrast between text and background
- Crop the image to include only the text area
- Avoid skewed or rotated text when possible
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