Drop files here, or click to browse
JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC · one or many · or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V
The first run for each language downloads its language data, then it is cached. You can edit the text before downloading.
How to use
01
Add your images
Drop one or more JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC images up to 30 MB each, or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V. Rotate any page that is sideways.
02
Set language and options
Pick the text language and an optional second language, choose a layout, and turn on Clean up for OCR or Read only selected areas if needed.
03
Extract and save the text
Click Extract text, check and edit the result, then Copy it or download it as a .txt, a Word .docx or a searchable PDF.
Why Image to Text Converter
- Extract text from photos, screenshots and scanned pages, one image or many.
- 30 languages, including Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil and Chinese, plus a second language.
- Rotate, select the area to read and clean up the image first for better accuracy.
- Copy the text or download TXT, Word DOCX or a searchable PDF. Nothing is uploaded.
How to get better OCR results
OCR engines are most accurate on clean, high-contrast, level text. Small changes to how you capture the image often matter more than any setting, but the options here help with the rest.
- Resolution: text should be at least 20 to 30 pixels tall. Clean up for OCR doubles the size of small images before reading.
- Lighting: avoid shadows across the page and glare on glossy paper. Daylight near a window works well.
- Angle: hold the phone parallel to the page, and use the rotate button for sideways photos.
- Contrast: Clean up for OCR turns the image grey and raises the contrast, which helps faded print and receipts.
- Layout: pick Scattered text for signs and labels, A single line for one line, and Auto for normal pages.
- Proofread numbers: 0 and O, 1 and l, and 5 and S are the most common mix-ups.
Choosing the output format
The text box always shows what was read, and you can correct it before saving. Pick the download that fits where the text is going next.
| Output | Keeps | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Copy | Words and line breaks | Pasting into an email, chat or form |
| .txt | Words and line breaks | Notes, code, importing into other tools |
| Word .docx | Words, one paragraph per line | Editing in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice |
| Searchable PDF | The image plus a hidden text layer | Archiving scans you still want to search |
Common questions
Can I extract text from a screenshot?
Yes, screenshots are among the easiest images for OCR because the text is sharp and straight. Copy the screenshot and press Ctrl+V on this page, or save it and upload it. Very small interface text reads better with Clean up for OCR, which enlarges it first.
Does the image to text converter read handwriting?
Only poorly. Tesseract is trained on printed text, so neat block capitals may partly work but joined-up handwriting usually comes out as nonsense. Typing handwritten notes by hand is often faster.
Which languages can the OCR tool recognise?
Thirty: English, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Nepali, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Choose the one that matches the text, because English settings misread other scripts.
Can I get text from an image that has two languages?
Yes. Set the main language as Text language and the other as Second language, for example English and Hindi, or Arabic and French. Both are loaded, and each word is read with whichever fits better.
How accurate is OCR on phone photos of documents?
On a sharp, well-lit photo taken straight on, printed text is usually read with only a few mistakes per page. Accuracy drops with blur, shadows, curved pages, low contrast and angled shots. The confidence score after each run gives a rough guide, and names, numbers and dates are always worth a proofread.
Can I convert an image to a Word file or a text file?
Yes. After extraction, click .txt for a plain text file or Word .docx for a document that opens in Word, Google Docs and LibreOffice, with one paragraph per line. Fonts, tables and layout are not kept, only the words.
How do I make a searchable PDF from a scanned image?
Tick Also make a searchable PDF before you click Extract text. Each whole image becomes a PDF page with an invisible text layer, so you can search and copy from it, and several images are joined into one PDF. Images where you selected areas are left out of the PDF.
Can I read just one part of an image?
Yes. Tick Read only selected areas and drag a box around the text you want, or several boxes. Only those parts are read, in the order you drew them, which avoids clutter such as logos, stamps and page numbers.
Can I extract text from a PDF with this tool?
Not directly, it takes images. Convert the PDF pages to images first, or use a PDF OCR tool that handles multi-page documents.
Is my image uploaded when I convert it to text?
No. Recognition runs in your browser with Tesseract.js. Only the OCR engine and language files are downloaded, once, and your images stay on your device.