Image to text (OCR)
Extract text from photos and screenshots.
Free tool · on your device
GUIDE · PHOTOS AND IMAGES
How to copy text from an image
Open the free Image to text (OCR) tool, add the photo or screenshot, choose the language and press “Read text”. Recognition runs on your device; fix anything in the box, then copy the text or download it as TXT.
Open Image to text (OCR)Free with an account, no subscription or watermark. Your files never leave your device.
STEP BY STEP
5 steps
Crop what you do not need
If the photo shows a table, fingers or background, Crop image keeps just the document and the reader gets more right.
Open Image to text
Free and with no upload. The first time the reader downloads (about 12 MB) and stays saved.
Add your images
Up to 10 JPG, PNG or WebP files: documents, screenshots, signs or receipts.
Choose the language and read
Spanish and English, Spanish only or English only. Press “Read text” and wait for each image to finish.
Check and copy
Fix the text in the box and press “Copy text” or “Download .txt”. With several images, “All in one .txt” puts them together.
TOOLS IN THIS GUIDE
What you will use
Crop image
Free crop or 1:1, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9 and 3:2.
Free tool · on your device
PDF to JPG, PNG or WebP
Every page as a JPG or PNG image.
Free tool · on your device
TIPS
To get it right
Tip 1
Photograph the document straight on, in good light and without shadows: it is what improves the result most.
Tip 2
Choose “Join into paragraphs” if you will paste the text into a document; “As in the image” keeps the line breaks.
Tip 3
For a scanned PDF, turn its pages into images first with PDF to JPG and read them here.
Copy text from an image: common questions
Does it read handwriting?
Less well than print. It works best with printed, straight, sharp text; with handwriting, skewed photos or poor light it makes more mistakes. That is why you can fix it before copying.
Does it keep tables and columns?
No. It extracts the text with its line breaks or joined into paragraphs, but it does not keep bold, tables or columns.
Is my image uploaded?
No. The reader (Tesseract) runs inside your browser; the image never leaves your device.
Is it free?
Yes. The free tools in this guide run in your browser and add no watermark. Tools that create files come with 30 welcome uses on a free account, then cost 1 credit per use; tools that show the result on screen have no usage cap. You can try them before signing up; to download the result or keep using them we ask for a free account, with no subscription.