Image to Text — Free OCR, Extract Text from Photos & Screenshots
Extract text from a photo, screenshot, or scanned document using optical character recognition (OCR) that runs entirely on your device. Upload an image and get back editable, copyable text in seconds — no account, no upload to a server, and no per-page limits.
How to use image to text (ocr)
- 1Drag and drop an image, or click to browse — photos, screenshots, and scans all work.
- 2Click "Extract Text" and wait for the on-device OCR model to process the image.
- 3Copy the result or download it as a .txt file.
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is the text extraction?
Accuracy depends on image quality — clear, well-lit, high-resolution images with standard fonts give the best results. Blurry, low-resolution, or handwritten text will be less accurate.
Does this upload my image to a server?
No — OCR runs entirely in your browser using an on-device model. Your image is never uploaded anywhere, which matters for photos of receipts, IDs, or other sensitive documents.
Can I extract text from a PDF instead of an image?
Yes — use the PDF to Text tool, which reads embedded text directly and automatically falls back to this same OCR engine for scanned PDF pages.
What languages are supported?
This tool currently recognizes English text. Support for more languages may be added in the future.