Image to Text (OCR)
Extract text from images using optical character recognition.
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How to Use Image to Text (OCR)
- 1Upload an image containing text (photo, screenshot, scanned document).
- 2Click 'Extract Text'.
- 3Wait for the OCR engine to process — progress is shown in real time.
- 4Copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
Frequently Asked Questions
What languages are supported?
English by default. Tesseract.js supports 100+ languages — contact us if you need multi-language support.
Does it work on scanned PDFs?
No — this tool processes image files. For scanned PDFs, use our PDF to JPG tool first to extract the pages as images, then run OCR on each image.
Why is my extracted text inaccurate?
OCR accuracy depends on image quality. Use high-resolution, high-contrast images with clearly printed (not handwritten) text for best results.
About Image to Text (OCR)
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) converts images of text into editable, searchable characters. Our Image to Text tool uses Tesseract.js — a battle-tested open-source OCR engine — to extract text from photos, screenshots, and scanned documents entirely in your browser.
For best results: use clear, high-resolution images; ensure good contrast between text and background; avoid tilted or skewed images. The tool handles printed text well and works on both digital documents and photographed text.