Is the Image to Text (OCR) tool free?

Yes, completely free with no signup required.

Your image is sent over an encrypted connection, processed immediately, and never stored on our servers. It is deleted as soon as the text is extracted.

What image formats are supported?

JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, WebP, and PDF files are supported. For best results use a high-resolution image with clear, horizontal text and good contrast.

What languages are supported?

English, Swahili (Kiswahili), French, and Arabic. Select your language before clicking Extract Text.

Why is the extracted text inaccurate?

OCR accuracy depends on image quality. Blurry images, low resolution, unusual fonts, angled text, and complex backgrounds all reduce accuracy. For best results, scan at 300 DPI with dark text on a plain white background.

Does it work with handwritten text?

OCR has limited handwriting recognition. It works best with printed text. Handwritten notes may produce poor results.

Image to Text (OCR) Online Free

Extract text from any JPG, PNG, TIFF, WebP, or PDF image. Supports English, Swahili, French, and Arabic. Free, no signup.

🔒 Your image is processed securely and never stored on our servers.

Drop a JPG, PNG, TIFF, WebP, or PDF here or click to browse

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How to Extract Text from an Image

1
Upload your image or PDF
Click the upload zone or drag and drop a JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, WebP, or PDF file containing text.
2
Select language and extract
Choose the language of the text in your image, then click "Extract Text". Processing usually takes a few seconds.
3
Copy or download the result
The extracted text appears in a text box. Copy it to clipboard or download it as a .txt file.

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) converts images of text into machine-readable characters. It powers document scanners, receipt readers, and accessibility tools. This tool uses server-side Tesseract OCR for high accuracy across multiple languages.

Getting the best results: For highest accuracy, use images scanned at 300 DPI or higher. Text should be horizontal, with strong contrast between the characters and background. Dark text on a white background gives the best outcome.

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