Extract Text From Images and Screenshots
Pull the words out of a screenshot, a photo of a document or a scanned page and copy them as editable text. The OCR engine runs inside your browser, so your images are never sent to a server.
Your image is processed by your own browser and never uploaded. Many online editors send your photo to their servers and delete it later — this one never receives it at all.
Why use Image to Text
- OCR for screenshots, photos and scanned pages
- Paste screenshots straight from the clipboard
- 12 recognition languages, plus English for mixed-language text
- Editable result with copy to clipboard and .txt download
- Recognition runs on your device; images are never uploaded
- Accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF and BMP
- Pro: queue up to 100 images and get all their text in one file, under a heading per image
Popular uses
- Copying text from a screenshot of a chat, error message or slide
- Digitizing a printed page or receipt photo
- Grabbing a quote from an image to paste into notes
- Extracting contact details from a photo of a business card
Image to Text: frequently asked questions
How do I extract text from an image?
Drop the image in, or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V (⌘V on a Mac), pick the language, and click Extract Text. The OCR engine reads the letters and gives you editable text to copy or download as a .txt file. Recognition happens in your browser, so the first run takes a little longer while the engine and language data load.
How accurate is image-to-text OCR?
Accuracy depends mostly on the image. Clear screenshots and sharp, well-lit photos of printed text usually come out nearly perfect, while handwriting, curved pages, tiny fonts and low-contrast backgrounds cause mistakes. Crop to the text you need and rotate the image upright before extracting for the best results.
Can it read handwriting?
Only to a limited extent. OCR engines are trained mainly on printed and on-screen text, so neat block capitals may work while cursive and messy handwriting usually produce errors. For handwritten notes, expect to correct the output, or type short passages manually instead.
What's the difference between this and OCR PDF?
Image to Text is built for single images such as screenshots, photos and scanned pages, with quick paste and copy. PDFSpark's OCR PDF, our sister tool, handles multi-page scanned PDF documents. Both run the OCR engine in your browser, so neither one uploads your files.
Is my image uploaded to extract the text?
No. The text recognition runs on your own device, so screenshots of private conversations, financial documents and work material are never sent to a server. Only the language data the engine needs is downloaded to your browser, and it's cached so later runs start faster.
Which languages can it read?
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Arabic, Hindi and Russian. Choose the language of the text before extracting, and tick Also recognise English for text that mixes a language with English. Each language's data downloads once, the first time you use it, and your browser keeps it.
Is Image to Text free?
Yes. Image to Text is a free tool: extract text from one image at a time, up to 5 operations a day, with no account needed. Pro Yearly at $40 USD per year or Lifetime at $99 USD once removes the daily limit and lets you queue up to 100 images, with each image's text under its own heading.