Image to Text Converter

Extract text from images instantly using OCR (Optical Character Recognition). Support for multiple languages, high accuracy, and various image formats. Perfect for converting scanned documents, photos, and screenshots to editable text.

Tips for Best Results:

  • Use clear, well-lit images
  • Ensure text is properly aligned
  • Choose the correct language
  • Use accurate mode for better results
  • Avoid blurry or distorted images

Image to Text Converter (OCR)

Extract text from images with our free online OCR tool. Perfect for converting scanned documents, photos, and screenshots into editable text.

Features

  • Support for multiple image formats:
    • PNG
    • JPG/JPEG
    • BMP
    • TIFF
  • Multiple language support
  • High accuracy OCR
  • Real-time preview
  • Copy to clipboard
  • Mobile-friendly interface
  • No registration required

How to Use

  1. Upload your image file
  2. Select recognition language
  3. Start text extraction
  4. View and edit results
  5. Copy extracted text

Understanding OCR

OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition—technology that can read text from images and convert it to editable text. It sounds like magic, but it's become pretty sophisticated. You take a photo of a document, upload it, and the OCR software identifies the letters and words, turning them into text you can copy, edit, or search.

The technology has been around for decades, but it's gotten much better recently thanks to machine learning and AI. Modern OCR can handle multiple languages, different fonts, poor image quality, and even some handwriting. It's not perfect—text in images with weird fonts, poor contrast, or unusual layouts can still be tricky—but it's good enough for most uses.

Scanned documents are the classic OCR use case. You have a paper document, scan it or photograph it, and OCR extracts the text. This is essential for digitizing archives, processing forms, converting printed materials to digital formats. Instead of retyping everything, OCR does the work automatically.

Screenshots often contain text you want to extract. Maybe you took a screenshot of an article you can't copy from, or you have an image with text you need to use. OCR can extract that text. Social media posts, digital documents, images with embedded text—OCR can pull the text out for you.

Receipts and invoices benefit from OCR. Instead of manually entering receipt information into expense tracking or accounting software, OCR can extract the text. Some apps use OCR to automatically process receipts. It's faster than manual entry and reduces errors.

Business cards often need digitization. Instead of typing contact information from business cards, OCR can extract names, phone numbers, emails, and addresses. Some apps automatically process business card photos using OCR and create contacts. It's a huge time-saver when networking.

Forms and documents use OCR for data extraction. Printed forms can be scanned and OCR can extract filled-in information. Historical documents can be digitized. Legal documents, medical records, administrative paperwork—OCR helps convert paper to digital formats that can be searched and processed.

Accessibility benefits from OCR. Converting images with text to actual text makes content accessible to screen readers. People who use assistive technology can access information that would otherwise be trapped in images. OCR helps make visual content accessible.

Quality matters for OCR. Clear, high-contrast images with standard fonts work best. Blurry images, unusual fonts, handwritten text, or low contrast make OCR less accurate. Taking good photos of documents improves OCR results significantly.

This tool makes OCR easy. Upload an image, and it extracts the text automatically. No need for specialized software or technical knowledge. Just upload and get editable text. Whether you're digitizing documents, extracting text from images, or converting printed materials, this tool makes text extraction simple.

Supported Content

Printed Text

  • Documents
  • Books
  • Articles
  • Receipts
  • Business cards

Digital Content

  • Screenshots
  • PDF exports
  • Digital photos
  • Web images
  • Presentations

Handwriting

  • Basic handwriting support
  • Clear writing works best
  • Print style preferred
  • Dark text on light background

Common Applications

Document Processing

  • Scan paper documents
  • Convert PDF images
  • Digitize archives
  • Process forms

Content Creation

  • Extract article text
  • Copy image quotes
  • Transcribe content
  • Edit scanned text

Business Use

  • Process receipts
  • Digitize business cards
  • Convert invoices
  • Archive documents

Why Use Our Tool

  • High accuracy
  • Multiple languages
  • Fast processing
  • Clean interface
  • Works offline
  • Free to use
  • No ads or popups