Image to Text

Image to Text

Extract text from any image — photos, screenshots, scans, and documents — right in your browser. Free, private, and no sign-up required.

Click or drop an image

You can also paste from the clipboard (Ctrl+V)

Choose File

Supported formats: PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP, GIF

Engine cached — ready for instant use next time

Your extracted text will appear here
once you load an image

How to Convert an Image to Text

1

Upload your image

Drag and drop a file, browse your device, or paste an image straight from your clipboard.

2

Text is extracted automatically

The recognition engine detects every line of text in the image and converts it to editable text.

3

Review and copy

Check each detected line and copy it individually, or copy everything at once.

What is image to text conversion?

Image to text conversion — also known as OCR (optical character recognition) — is the process of reading the characters in an image and turning them into real, editable text. This converter runs a modern recognition engine directly in your browser, so you can pull text out of scanned documents, book pages, screenshots, signs, and posters in seconds. The result is plain text you can paste anywhere: a document, an email, a note, or a search box.

Supported languages

  • English and other Latin-alphabet languages
  • Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)
  • Japanese — both horizontal and vertical writing
  • Korean and many other major languages

Popular use cases

  • Turn scanned documents and book pages into editable text
  • Copy text trapped inside a screenshot
  • Read signs, posters, menus, and business cards from a photo
  • Quote or take notes from image-based material
  • Digitize handwritten notes (accuracy varies with handwriting)

Working with the results

Yellow boxes
Detected text regions on the image — click one to jump to its line
Text lines
Click a line to highlight where it appears in the image
Copy
Copy a single line or everything at once
Confidence
A percentage showing how sure the engine is about each line

Tips for better accuracy

  • Images with a simple background and strong text contrast work best
  • Printed text (books, articles, signs) converts most accurately
  • Higher resolution means better results — 300 dpi or more is ideal
  • Level, straight-on shots are easier to read than tilted photos
  • Handwriting and decorative fonts may convert less reliably

Frequently asked questions

Is this image to text converter free?
Yes. The converter is completely free, with no sign-up, no account, and no limit on how many images you convert.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. Text extraction runs entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly. Your images and the extracted text never leave your device or get sent to any server.
Which languages can I extract from an image?
The built-in recognition engine handles English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Japanese (both horizontal and vertical writing), and many other languages in a single model.
Can it convert handwritten notes to text?
Sometimes. Clear handwriting can be recognized, but accuracy is highest with printed text such as books, documents, signs, and screenshots.
Which image formats are supported?
PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP, and GIF files up to 50 MB. You can also paste an image straight from your clipboard.
How do I get the best conversion results?
Use sharp, high-resolution images with strong contrast between text and background. Straight, level photos of printed text convert most accurately.

Privacy — All image to text processing happens inside your browser. Your images are never uploaded to a server.