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Upload a photo or screenshot — get editable text in seconds. Free, private, no signup.
Image to Text is a free online OCR converter that extracts editable text from images, photos, screenshots, and scanned documents. This tool recognizes text in common image formats such as JPG, PNG, and WEBP — use it to copy text from images, digitize scanned pages, or extract quotes and notes from pictures quickly.
Drop image here or click to browse
JPG · PNG · WebP · BMP · GIF — max 10 MB
Three steps, entirely in your browser — nothing sent to any server.
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Drop any photo, screenshot, or scanned page. JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP and GIF are all supported.
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Select the language of the text in your image. Choosing correctly makes a big difference in accuracy.
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Hit Extract Text and the result appears in seconds. Copy to clipboard or download as a plain .txt file.
Common ways people use ImgTxt every day.
Copy text from a screenshot when the original can't be selected — error messages, chat conversations, social media posts, or app screens.
Turn a photo of a paper receipt or invoice into editable text for expense tracking, bookkeeping, or copying line items into a spreadsheet.
Digitize a scanned page, a printed contract, or a paragraph from a book without retyping a single word.
Snap a photo of a business card and pull out the name, phone number, and email to save into your contacts.
Extract text from a photo of a sign, a restaurant menu, or a product label — then paste it into a translator.
Convert clearly written handwritten notes into typed text. Works best with neat printing and good contrast.
TextScan uses Tesseract — one of the most accurate open-source OCR engines, trusted worldwide.
OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition — a technology that converts images of text into machine-readable, editable text. When you photograph a document, screenshot a message, or scan a page, the result is just a picture: a grid of pixels with no meaning to a computer. OCR bridges that gap by analyzing the shapes, patterns, and positions of characters in the image and converting them into actual text you can copy, search, and edit.
Modern OCR engines like Tesseract — which powers ImgTxt — use deep learning and neural networks trained on millions of text samples in dozens of languages. This allows them to handle a wide variety of fonts, sizes, and even handwriting with high accuracy. The engine analyzes the image line by line, word by word, breaking it down into individual characters and matching each one against a trained model.
What makes ImgTxt different from traditional online OCR tools is that the entire process happens inside your browser. Using a technology called WebAssembly, the Tesseract engine runs directly on your device — no image is ever sent to a server. This means your documents, receipts, private messages, and personal photos stay completely private.
OCR has dozens of practical uses in daily life and professional work. Students use it to digitize textbook pages and handwritten notes. Business professionals convert scanned contracts and invoices into editable Word documents. Travelers photograph menus, signs, and labels in foreign languages and extract the text to paste into a translator. Developers use OCR to extract data from screenshots and error messages. Medical staff digitize printed patient records. Researchers archive physical documents into searchable databases.
For best results with any OCR tool, use clear images with good lighting and high contrast between the text and background. A resolution of at least 150 DPI is recommended for printed text. Selecting the correct language before processing significantly improves accuracy, as each language model is specifically trained for its character set and common word patterns.
Server-based OCR tools require you to upload your image to a remote server, where it is processed and sometimes stored. This raises privacy concerns, especially for sensitive documents like passports, bank statements, medical records, or private correspondence. Browser-based OCR like ImgTxt eliminates this risk entirely. Your image never leaves your device, processing is instant, and there are no file size quotas tied to server costs. As an added benefit, browser-based tools work even with a slow internet connection, since only the initial page load requires network access.
How do I convert an image to text?
Upload your image file, and the OCR tool automatically detects and extracts the text so you can copy or edit it.
Is the image to text converter free?
Yes, the tool is completely free to use and works directly in your browser.
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. TextScan runs entirely in your browser using Tesseract.js. Your image is processed locally and never leaves your device.
Why is the first extraction slower?
On first use, the language model (~10 MB) is downloaded and cached in your browser. All subsequent recognitions in the same session are much faster.
What image formats are supported?
JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, and WebP. Maximum 10 MB. Best results come from clear images with high contrast and at least 150 DPI resolution.
Is there a daily limit?
No limits, no watermarks, no account required — ever. TextScan is completely free.