Image to Text Converter (OCR)

The Image to Text Converter is a free online OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool that extracts text from images automatically. Upload any photo, screenshot, or scanned document, and our tool will scan it and convert printed or handwritten text into editable digital text. It supports 10+ languages including English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese.

The tool supports all common image formats including JPG/JPEG, PNG, WEBP, BMP, and GIF. For best results, use high-resolution images (at least 300 DPI for scanned documents) with clear, legible text.

The tool supports 10 major languages: English, Hindi (हिंदी), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified). Simply select your language from the dropdown menu before or after uploading your image.

Absolutely. OCR processing happens entirely in your web browser using Tesseract.js technology. Your images never leave your device or get uploaded to our servers. This ensures complete privacy for sensitive documents like receipts, contracts, or personal notes.

For optimal OCR accuracy, use images with: (1) High contrast - black text on white background works best, (2) Clear, simple fonts - avoid decorative or stylized fonts, (3) Good lighting - well-lit scans or photos without shadows, (4) High resolution - at least 300 DPI for scanned documents, (5) Minimal background clutter - plain backgrounds give better results than text overlaid on complex images.

Common reasons for poor OCR results include: (1) Low-quality or blurry images, (2) Decorative or handwritten fonts that are hard to recognize, (3) Text on complex backgrounds (artwork, photos) with low contrast, (4) Very small text size, (5) Image compression artifacts, (6) Wrong language selected. For best results, use clean scanned documents or screenshots with simple fonts and high contrast.

OCR technology works best on printed text. While the tool may recognize some clear, legible handwriting, accuracy will be significantly lower compared to typed or printed text. For handwritten notes, ensure they are written in clear block letters with good spacing for better results.

After the OCR process completes, you'll see two buttons above the extracted text: (1) Copy button - Click to copy all extracted text to your clipboard for pasting elsewhere, (2) Download button - Click to save the text as a .txt file to your computer. Both options are available immediately after text extraction.

Since processing happens in your browser, the practical limit depends on your device's memory and processing power. Most images up to 10MB work smoothly. Very large files (20MB+) may take longer to process or could slow down your browser. For best performance, crop images to show only the text area you want to extract.

Once the page loads, the OCR engine (Tesseract.js) is cached in your browser. However, you need an active internet connection for the initial page load. After that, processing happens locally, so you could theoretically work offline if you keep the page open, though we recommend staying online for the best experience.