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Extract text from an image

Drop images here, choose files, or take a photo. The text is read entirely on your device — nothing is uploaded.

Extracted text
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Nothing is uploaded. Just open it and start.

Extract text from any image, free

Free, no sign-up. Turn a photo, screenshot or scan into editable text — drop an image, choose files, or take a photo, and the words are read on your device with on-device OCR. Copy them, download a .txt, or clean them up first. Nothing is uploaded.

On-device OCR

Recognises printed text from photos, screenshots and scans right in the browser.

Drop, upload or snap

Drag images in, choose files, or take a photo — and batch several at once.

Edit, copy, download

Fix any slips in the editable box, then copy the text or save it as a .txt file.

Private, no upload

Images never leave your device, there's no account, and it works offline once loaded.

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Frequently asked questions

How does image-to-text work?
Drop an image, choose files, or take a photo. The text is recognised entirely in your browser with an on-device OCR engine (Tesseract) — you then get an editable box to fix any slips, and buttons to copy the text or download it as a .txt file. You can add more images and their text is appended.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The image never leaves your device — OCR runs locally in your browser, there's no server, and there's no account. The first run downloads the ~4 MB recognition engine once, then it's cached for next time and even works offline.
Which image formats work?
Anything your browser can display — JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF and BMP all work. iPhone HEIC photos are best converted to JPG first (our Image Converter does that in the browser too).
Does it read handwriting?
It's built for printed text and reads that best — signs, documents, screenshots, book pages, labels. Handwriting is hit-and-miss; expect to correct more of it in the editable box.
How do I get the most accurate result?
Fill the frame with the text, shoot straight-on rather than at an angle, and use good, even lighting. Higher-resolution and higher-contrast images read better. Sideways photos are auto-rotated. It currently recognises Latin-script languages (English works best).

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