Image to Text (OCR) – Extract Text from Images Free
Extract text from images online using your browser's built-in OCR. Supports photos, screenshots, and scanned documents—instant, private, no upload required.
Runs in your browser
WebAssembly, no server
No signup required
Open and use instantly
Files stay private
Nothing leaves your device
How It Works
Click the upload area or drag and drop your image file
The tool automatically detects and extracts text from the image
Review the extracted text shown in the output section
Key Features
- Extract text from JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF images
- Uses browser-native OCR — no server required
- Copy extracted text to clipboard in one click
- Supports screenshots, photos, and scanned documents
- Drag and drop or click to upload image
- No sign-up or account needed
- 100% private — images never leave your browser
- Free with no usage limits
- Mobile-friendly interface
- Instant results with progress indicator
About This Tool
Our Image to Text tool uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to extract readable, editable text from any image — instantly and privately in your browser.
What You Can Do With This Tool
- Extract text from screenshots of articles, websites, or apps
- Digitize printed text from photos of books, signs, or documents
- Copy text from images you cannot select normally
- Extract data from scanned forms or receipts
- Convert photo notes to editable text
How OCR Works
The tool uses the browser's native Shape Detection / Text Detection API where available (Chrome, Edge) to identify and read text regions within the image. This approach is fast, private, and requires no external API calls.
Best Results Tips
- Use high-resolution images with clear, sharp text
- High contrast (dark text on white background) gives best accuracy
- Avoid blurry or tilted photos
- Machine-printed text extracts more accurately than handwriting
Privacy
Images are never uploaded to a server. All OCR processing happens inside your browser using the device's local text detection capabilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and most common web image formats are supported.
No. All OCR processing happens entirely in your browser. Images never leave your device.
Chrome and Edge support the W3C Text Detection API which powers client-side OCR. Other browsers may have limited support.
Accuracy is highest for high-resolution images with clear, printed text and high contrast. Blurry or handwritten text may reduce accuracy.
Handwriting extraction is possible but accuracy varies. Machine-printed text gives much more reliable results.
For PDFs, use our dedicated PDF Text Extractor or PDF to Word tools instead.
No hard limit. Very large images may take a moment to process but will work fine.
Yes — screenshots work great. High-DPI/Retina screenshots give particularly accurate results.
Yes, the interface is mobile-friendly. Chrome on Android supports the Text Detection API.
The tool will show a message indicating no text was detected. Try a higher quality or higher contrast version of the image.
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