Image to Text

Extract English text from an image using OCR (optical character recognition) — right in your browser. Upload a photo of text, wait a moment, and get editable, copyable text.

Click or drag a photo here

Text is read locally with OCR — nothing is uploaded

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Why use Image to Text?

This tool uses Tesseract.js, an open-source OCR engine, to read text out of an uploaded image entirely within your browser — the image itself is never uploaded anywhere. For a version that also translates the extracted text into another language, see the Photo Translator tool.

Key benefits

OCR runs entirely in your browser — no image upload to a server
Editable output so you can fix any OCR mistakes
No signup required

Features

Client-side OCR powered by Tesseract.js
Live progress indicator
Editable extracted-text output

Popular use cases

Extracting text from a screenshot
Digitizing text from a photographed document or sign
Pulling a quote or passage out of an image

How to use Image to Text

1
Upload an image
Click or drag an image containing English text.
2
Wait for OCR
Text is extracted automatically — a progress indicator shows how far along it is.
3
Copy the text
Review the extracted text and click Copy Text.

Frequently asked questions

What languages are supported?

This version reads English text. Clear, well-lit, high-contrast text extracts most accurately.

Is my image uploaded anywhere?

No. OCR processing happens entirely in your browser — the image is never sent to a server.

Why did the text come out with mistakes?

OCR accuracy depends heavily on image quality — blurry, low-resolution, or low-contrast images are harder to read correctly. You can edit the extracted text to fix errors.

Last reviewed: July 2026

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