Image to Text - Free Online OCR Converter
Extract text from any image with our free OCR tool. Convert JPG, PNG, screenshots & scanned documents to editable text in 60+ languages.
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OCR Tips for Best Results
• High-resolution scans (300+ DPI) read more accurately
• Make sure the text is upright (rotate first if needed)
• EasyOCR handles handwriting and stylized fonts better
• Set the right languages (e.g. eng,fra for bilingual docs)
About Image to Text
Our OCR (Optical Character Recognition) engine reads printed and typed text from photos, screenshots and scanned documents. Choose Tesseract for fast results or EasyOCR for better accuracy on stylized text. Supports 60+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and Hindi.
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Frequently Asked Questions
For sharp, well-lit text our OCR engines hit 95%+ accuracy. On blurry phone snaps the result drops, so retake the photo with steady hands and even lighting whenever possible. Cropping out borders, rotating the image upright, and switching between Tesseract (fast) and EasyOCR (better on stylised fonts) usually recovers the rest of the lost characters.
qualityThe engine supports 60+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Russian and more. For bilingual receipts, contracts and signs, pass two language codes (for example eng+fra) so the model considers both scripts and chooses the right characters per word.
featuresYes. App screenshots, website captures, chat exports, exam questions, invoices, prescription labels, ID cards and product packaging all work as long as the text is readable to a human. The OCR copes well with anti-aliased UI fonts and PDF page exports, making it a quick alternative to retyping text from images for emails, notes or research.
usageClean printed and typed text is the strongest use case. Neat block-letter handwriting works in EasyOCR mode, but cursive or messy handwriting is unreliable — for that, use our dedicated Handwriting OCR tool which is tuned specifically for handwritten notes, prescriptions and journals.
technicalAfter the OCR finishes you can copy the full extracted text with one click, download it as a plain .txt file, or pipe it into our Image to Word converter for a fully editable .docx. The plain text view preserves line breaks so headings, lists and paragraphs survive the round-trip into your editor.
featuresUploads are processed in a temporary working directory and automatically deleted within minutes of the OCR finishing. We never use your images to train models, never share them with third parties, and never add watermarks. That makes the tool safe for confidential documents like invoices, prescriptions, contracts and personal correspondence.
privacyUse Cases
Receipt & Expense Capture
Snap a receipt at the cafe or after a business trip, extract every line item with OCR, and paste it into your expense report or accounting software in seconds — no retyping.
Digitize Old Family Letters
Photograph handwritten and typed letters from grandparents, convert them to searchable text, and archive the words alongside the original scans in your family history project.
Notes from Whiteboards & Lectures
Capture a classroom whiteboard or professor's slide and turn it into searchable text notes you can paste into Notion, Obsidian or Google Docs before the next class.
Quote Extraction for Research
Photograph book pages, magazine articles or museum plaques and extract the text for citations, blog posts, academic papers and journalism research without manual transcription.
Translate Foreign Signs and Menus
Extract text from a foreign-language sign or restaurant menu, then run it through a translator — the OCR step turns a photo into copyable text any translator can work with.
Process Business Cards Into CRM
Pull names, phone numbers, emails and titles from photographed business cards and paste them straight into Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive or a contact spreadsheet.
Accessibility Captions for Screenshots
Generate alt-text and image descriptions for app screenshots in tutorial blog posts, support docs and accessibility-compliant content — readers using screen readers get the full picture.
Send Printed Quotes Over WhatsApp
Convert a printed price quote or contract photo into copyable text so you can paste it into WhatsApp, Slack or email without retyping every line.
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