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Image to Text

Extract plain text from one image in your browser with browser OCR, 8 OCR recognition languages, optional second language, and selected-area retry.

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Drop an image here or click to upload

Supports PNG, JPG/JPEG, WebP, GIF, TIFF, BMP, HEIC, HEIF. HEIC/HEIF preprocessing and TIFF decoding can take longer depending on the browser.

Recognition result

Image to Text

Quick Start

1
Upload one image: add a screenshot, photo, or scanned image.
2
Choose OCR language: select the main text language, and add one extra language for mixed text if needed.
3
Recognize text: run OCR; if the result is weak, select the text area and retry.
4
Review and copy: check the result, then copy the plain text output.

Common Scenarios

Screenshot to text

extract text from webpages, chat records, or software screenshots.

Scan extraction

pull body text from scanned images for cleanup and editing.

Photo text capture

turn printed pages, posters, or notices into copyable text.

Image text entry

extract text first, then paste it into documents, sheets, or forms.

What It Supports & What to Expect

Interface language controls the page display. This tool currently offers 8 OCR recognition languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, and Spanish.
Best for screenshots, scanned documents, and clear front-facing photos of printed text.
Results are returned as plain text for copy, paste, and further editing.
Original layout, tables, columns, and styling are not guaranteed to be preserved.
If the full-image pass is weak, selected area retry lets you recognize only the text region for a cleaner second pass.

Usage Advice

Crop closely around the text area whenever possible to reduce background noise.
Keep text upright and avoid heavy tilt, perspective distortion, or glare.
For small or dense text, crop and enlarge the image before recognition.
Choose the OCR language that best matches the main text in the image. For mixed-language content, add one optional extra language only when needed; for more complex layouts, use selected area recognition.

Limitations & Compatibility

Only one image is processed at a time. No PDF OCR or batch OCR is supported.
Blur, low contrast, busy backgrounds, occlusion, and reflections can noticeably reduce accuracy.
High accuracy is not guaranteed for handwriting, decorative fonts, tables, receipts, mixed-language layouts, or layout reconstruction.
HEIC and HEIF images may require longer preprocessing time.
No TXT, DOCX, XLSX, searchable PDF, or image download is generated. Copy the plain text result instead.
Missing characters, wrong characters, or line-break deviations may occur. Review important content manually.

Privacy & Security

OCR runs in your browser. The selected image stays in page memory while this tool is open. Recognized full-image text, selected-area text, active result source, and retry suggestion may stay in the current browser session; OCR language preferences may stay in browser storage. If WebDAV sync is enabled, recognized text, result source, retry suggestion, and OCR language preferences may sync according to your settings. The selected image file is not synced by default; it only enters WebDAV attachment sync when you explicitly enable attachment sync. The page loads OCR engine and language resources, but it does not send your image to an OCR API, translate, summarize, or create cloud OCR jobs. On shared devices, clear the image, recognized text, and site data when needed.
When you use some OCR languages for the first time, your browser may need to load the related recognition resources. Loading recognition resources is not a full offline guarantee.
If the image contains IDs, account details, invoices, or other sensitive information, use this tool only on a trusted device and network.
Review important details yourself before copying, saving, or sharing the recognized text.

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