Extract Text from Images
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Upload any photo, screenshot, or scanned document and get editable text in seconds. Powered by Tesseract — the world's leading open-source OCR engine.
Image Input
Drop image here
Select a single file
Max size: 20MB
Extracted Text
How to Extract Text from an Image
Three steps to convert any image into editable text.
Upload Your Image
Upload any image containing text — photos, screenshots, scanned documents, business cards, or receipts.
OCR Scans It
Our Tesseract-powered engine analyzes the image pixel by pixel and identifies every character and word.
Copy or Download
The extracted text appears in an editable box. Copy to clipboard or download as a plain .txt file instantly.
Why Our OCR Tool Stands Out
Tesseract OCR Engine
Powered by Google's open-source Tesseract — the most accurate and widely-used OCR engine available.
Supports 6 Formats
Upload JPG, PNG, WEBP, BMP, TIFF, or GIF images. All common image formats are fully supported.
Editable Output
Extracted text appears in a fully editable textarea — fix typos, format content, or clean up results before downloading.
Privacy Guaranteed
Your images are processed server-side and permanently deleted immediately after extraction. Zero storage, zero retention.
Copy & Download
One-click copy to clipboard or download as a .txt file. No formatting locked — your text, your way.
No Login Required
Just upload and extract. No account creation, no sign-up, no email address — completely anonymous.
When Is OCR Most Useful?
Turn any image with text into editable, searchable content instantly.
Digitizing Scanned Documents
Convert scanned letters, contracts, or forms into editable text without retyping everything manually.
Extracting Text from Screenshots
Grab text from app screenshots, error messages, or social media images you cannot copy-paste normally.
Reading Business Cards
Snap a photo of a business card and extract the name, phone, and email as plain text in one click.
What Is OCR Technology?
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is the process of converting typed, handwritten, or printed text captured in an image into machine-readable text data. Modern OCR engines like Tesseract — originally developed by HP Labs and later open-sourced by Google — use a combination of pattern recognition, machine learning, and neural networks to identify individual characters from visual input.
OCR accuracy depends heavily on image quality. High-resolution scans with high contrast between text and background produce near-perfect results. Our tool runs Tesseract server-side, meaning you don't need to install anything locally, and your processing power isn't consumed during extraction.
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Extract Text from Any Image
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