Image to Text (OCR)

Extract text from any image using AI-powered OCR. Supports 14 languages. Completely free, private, no server.

Drop your image here

Screenshot, photo of document, sign, or any text-containing image

How to Extract Text from an Image

  1. Drag and drop a screenshot, photo of a document, sign, or any text-containing image.
  2. Select the language the text is written in for the most accurate results.
  3. Click Extract Text. A confidence score shows how reliable the result is.
  4. Click Copy Text, or Save as TXT to download a plain text file.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages does the OCR support?

English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu are available from the language dropdown.

What does the confidence score mean?

It's the OCR engine's own estimate of how accurately it recognized the text, from 0-100%. Clear, high-contrast, well-lit text scores highest; blurry or handwritten text scores lower.

Can it read handwriting?

OCR is optimized for printed and typed text. It can sometimes read very neat handwriting, but accuracy drops significantly with cursive or messy handwriting.

Is the OCR tool free?

Yes, completely free with no signup and no limit on how many images you process.

Is my image uploaded to a server?

No. Text recognition runs entirely in your browser using Tesseract.js. Your image is never uploaded anywhere.