Image to Text

Upload one image and pull out every word it contains, ready to copy. Works on scans, screenshots and photos of printed documents — handwriting is not read reliably.

Free to use
Works on any device
Nothing to install

Photos and screenshots
Eight languages, auto-detected
Copy or download the text
No account needed

JPG · PNG · WebP

Drag & drop files here

or choose a file from your device

Upload an image to extract its text

JPG, PNG or WebP — up to 5 images

Document languageAutomatic

We'll work out the language from the document itself.

How it works

Image to Text in three steps

Upload up to five images

Drag your file onto the upload panel, or click it to pick one from your device. Nothing is sent anywhere until you start the job, and the working copy is deleted the moment it finishes.

Let it read them

The language is detected for you, or you can name it yourself if you already know. Each image is read separately and kept separate in the result.

Copy or download the text

Copy one image's text, copy everything at once, or download it all as a .txt file. Recognition is an estimate — check anything that matters.

Step by step

How to extract text from an image

Pull real, selectable text out of a photo or screenshot — in Bangla, English, Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish or Dutch.

Upload up to five images
Drag your file onto the upload panel, or click it to pick one from your device. Nothing is sent anywhere until you start the job, and the working copy is deleted the moment it finishes.
Let it read them
The language is detected for you, or you can name it yourself if you already know. Each image is read separately and kept separate in the result.
Copy or download the text
Copy one image's text, copy everything at once, or download it all as a .txt file. Recognition is an estimate — check anything that matters.

Frequently asked questions about Image to Text

Which languages are supported?

Bangla, English, Hindi, Spanish, Dutch, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. The language is detected automatically, or you can select it yourself.

How many images can I process at once?

Up to five, and each one's text is kept separate in the result.

How accurate is it?

Usually high on clear, well-lit images and lower on small text, photographs taken at an angle, and handwriting. It is an estimate — check anything important before relying on it.

Is it free?

Yes. Every tool works without paying and without an account. Files can be up to 200 pages and 80 MB, and a run that fails costs you nothing.

Do I need to create an account?

No. All tools work without signing in. An account raises your hourly allowance and lets you see what you have processed.

What happens to my file?

It travels over an encrypted connection into a directory created for that single request, is processed, is returned to you, and the working copy is deleted as the request finishes. We keep a record that an operation ran — never the filename or the contents.

Image to Text guides and articles

Working with scansWhy can't I select the text in my PDF?Because the PDF is almost certainly a scan — a photograph of a page rather than text — so there is nothing to select until OCR reads the pixels and turns them into characters.

Working with scansHow do I get the text out of a screenshot or a photo?Run the image through optical character recognition, which reads the shapes of the letters and gives you back real, selectable text.

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