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Extract Text from Image

Convert screenshots, photos, and scanned documents into editable text using OCR technology. Works offline, completely private.

Drop image here or click to upload

Screenshots, photos of text, scanned documents

How to Extract Text from Images

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Upload

Drag and drop your screenshot, photo, or scanned document. Supports PNG, JPG, WebP, and more.

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Select Language

Choose the language of the text in your image for more accurate recognition.

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Get Text

Click Extract Text and copy the results or download as a .txt file.

Why Use OCR?

  • 📝 Convert screenshots to text — Extract text from error messages, code snippets, or UI elements
  • 📄 Digitize documents — Turn scanned PDFs and photos of documents into searchable text
  • 🌍 Multi-language support — Extract text in English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Japanese
  • 🔒 100% private — All processing happens in your browser; images never leave your device
  • ⚡ Fast and free — No limits, no signup, no watermarks

Frequently Asked Questions

What is OCR (Optical Character Recognition)?+
OCR is a technology that converts images of text into machine-readable text. It analyzes the shapes and patterns in an image to identify letters, numbers, and symbols, then outputs the recognized text that you can copy, edit, and search.
What image types work best for OCR?+
High-contrast images with clear, legible text work best. Screenshots, scanned documents, and photos of printed text typically give excellent results. Handwritten text, low resolution images, or text at extreme angles may have lower accuracy.
Is my image data private?+
Yes, completely. All OCR processing happens entirely in your browser using Tesseract.js. Your images are never uploaded to any server. The text extraction runs locally on your device.
What languages are supported?+
This tool supports English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese (Simplified), and Japanese. The OCR engine downloads the appropriate language data when you select a language.

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