Image to Text
Pull the text out of any image, screenshot, or scanned page in over 10 languages. Free, no signup, and it runs entirely in your browser, so your image never leaves your device.
How to extract text from an image
Drop an image or click to choose one, pick the language of the text, and press Extract text. The tool reads the characters in the picture and gives you editable, copyable text. It works on screenshots, scanned documents, photos of pages, receipts, whiteboards, and more. Everything happens in your browser, so your image is never uploaded.
Private and free OCR
This optical character recognition (OCR) tool uses the open-source Tesseract engine compiled to WebAssembly, so it runs on your device at no cost and with no signup. The first run downloads the engine and language data, then it is cached for instant use after that.
Tips for the best results
Clear, high-contrast images read best. Straighten skewed photos, crop out clutter, and pick the correct language before extracting. For mixed content, extract, then clean up the text in the box before copying.
Need to shrink that image first? Try the image compressor or the format converter, or browse all free tools and the BeginStudio AI suite.
Frequently asked questions
- Is my image uploaded to a server?
- No. The OCR runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly, so your image never leaves your device.
- What languages are supported?
- English plus Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Arabic and more. Pick the language before extracting.
- Is it free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup. It uses the open-source Tesseract engine.
- What image formats work?
- PNG, JPG, WebP and most common formats, including photos of documents and screenshots.