Image to Text Converter
Extract text from images using OCR. Upload a photo of a document, screenshot, or any image containing text. Supports 14 languages.
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JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, GIF • Max 20 MB
How to Extract Text from an Image
Upload
Drag and drop an image containing text, or click Choose Image to browse your device. Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, and GIF.
Extract
Select the language of the text in your image, then click Extract Text. OCR processing takes 5–30 seconds depending on image size.
Copy or Download
Review the extracted text, edit if needed, then Copy to clipboard or Download as a .txt file. That’s it.
What is OCR?
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a technology that recognizes text within images and converts it into editable, searchable digital text. The process works by analyzing the shapes and patterns of characters in an image, comparing them to known letter forms, and producing the corresponding text output.
Modern OCR engines like Tesseract (which powers this tool) use neural networks trained on millions of text samples. They can recognize printed text in dozens of languages, handle various fonts and sizes, and work with photographs, scanned documents, screenshots, and more.
Common Use Cases
Digitize scanned documents
Convert scanned paper documents, receipts, invoices, and contracts into editable text. Search, edit, and organize content that was previously locked in image form.
Extract text from screenshots
Pull text from error messages, chat screenshots, code snippets, or any on-screen content. Faster than retyping and eliminates transcription errors.
Convert photos of text
Photograph a page from a book, whiteboard notes, or a sign, then extract the text. Useful for students, researchers, and anyone who needs to digitize physical text quickly.
Translate text in images
Extract text from images in one language, then paste it into a translation tool. Useful when traveling or reading foreign-language documents that are only available as images.
Supported Image Formats
| Format | Extensions | OCR Notes |
|---|---|---|
| JPEG | .jpg, .jpeg | Best for photos. Compression artifacts may reduce accuracy on small text. |
| PNG | .png | Ideal for screenshots and documents. Lossless compression preserves text clarity. |
| WebP | .webp | Modern web format. Converted to PNG internally before OCR for best results. |
| TIFF | .tiff, .tif | Standard for scanned documents. Multi-page TIFF uses first page only. |
| BMP | .bmp | Uncompressed bitmap. Perfect quality for OCR but large file sizes. |
| GIF | .gif | Limited to 256 colors. Works for simple text but not ideal for photos of text. |
Supported Languages
Our OCR engine supports 14 languages. Select the correct language before extraction for best accuracy:
Tips for Better OCR Results
- Use high resolution — images with at least 300 DPI produce the most accurate results. Phone cameras typically capture at 72–96 DPI, so zoom in on the text area when photographing.
- Ensure good contrast — dark text on a light background works best. Avoid shadows, glare, and colored backgrounds that reduce contrast.
- Keep text straight — while the OCR engine handles slight skew, heavily rotated or curved text reduces accuracy significantly.
- Choose the right language — selecting the correct language before extraction improves accuracy by 10–30%, especially for non-Latin scripts.
- Crop to text area — if your image contains both text and photos/graphics, crop to just the text area for best results. Use our Crop Image tool first if needed.