Extract Text from Image
Upload any picture with words in it — a photo, a screenshot, a scan, a PDF — and get the text back as plain characters you can copy, search, and edit. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for on the first try.
First extraction free · no account needed · your file is deleted after it is read
The words are in the picture. This gets them out.
An image stores text as coloured dots, so you cannot select a sentence in it, search it for a name, or paste a number from it into a spreadsheet. An image text extractor reads those dots as letters (OCR) and hands the words back as text.
This page reads the whole image in one pass: printed text, small print, handwriting, text in several languages on the same page. Lines come back in reading order with their line breaks, and anything too blurred to read with confidence is marked [?] instead of being guessed.
A screenshot with eight lines in Polish, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Greek, Japanese, and Arabic
Where this one earns its keep
Text in a screenshot or a photo someone sent you
Quotes, numbers, and addresses you would otherwise retype
Images in another language you want to paste into a translator
One file in, one block of text out
A screenshot with eight lines in Polish, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Greek, Japanese, and Arabic
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How to extract text from an image
It works the same in a phone browser as on a computer:
- Upload the image above — drag it in, or pick it from your files or camera roll.
- Wait a few seconds while the words are read.
- Check names, numbers, and dates against the picture, then copy the text or save it as a file.
Supported formats
Any of these up to 10 MB per file. Large phone photos are turned upright and resized in your browser before upload, so a 12-megapixel shot does not need shrinking first. JPG to text and PDF to text go deeper on those two formats.
| Format | What it usually is |
|---|---|
| JPG | Phone photos and scans. The original reads better than a copy saved from a chat app. |
| PNG | Screenshots and exported graphics. The sharpest case for small text. |
| WebP | Images saved from websites. Read the same as PNG or JPG. |
| HEIC | iPhone camera photos, no conversion needed. |
| Scanned documents. Pages are read in order. |
Languages
There is no language to pick. The reader recognises the script on its own, so a page that mixes languages comes back as it is, each line in its own alphabet. The example above is a real result: one image with lines in Polish, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Greek, Japanese, and Arabic, returned with every accent and character intact.
The text is transcribed, never translated or corrected — what you get is what the image says, typos included. To read it in another language, paste the result into a translator.
Copying and exporting the text
Copy the text puts the whole result on your clipboard in one click, ready to paste into an email, a document, a spreadsheet, or a chat. Download as a file saves it as a plain .txt file that opens anywhere. If you need an editable Word document instead, image to Word runs the same reader and downloads a .docx.
For many images, or to extract text from images inside your own app, the same reader is available as an HTTP API and an MCP server on the developer page.
Getting the cleanest result
Screenshots read best, because the text is sharp and evenly lit. For photos, the capture sets the ceiling: hold the camera parallel to the page, use soft light without flash, and fill the frame with the words — photo to text goes through it step by step. Handwriting works when it is dark and evenly spaced; handwriting to text covers what to expect, and reading blurry text is worth a try when you cannot retake the picture.
Step by step: How to extract text from an image: a practical guide
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Common questions about extract text from image
Clear, well-lit text gives the model more signal. These are the details that matter for this format.
How do I extract text from an image?
Upload the image on this page and wait a few seconds. The words come back as plain text that you can copy in one click or save as a .txt file.
Is the image text extractor free?
Your first extraction is free and does not need an account. After that it runs on credit packs you buy once, with no subscription — the pricing page has the current packs.
Which image formats can I upload?
JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC from an iPhone, and scanned PDF files, up to 10 MB each.
Does it work with languages other than English?
Yes. There is no language setting: Latin alphabets with accents, Cyrillic, Greek, Japanese, Arabic, and mixed-language pages are recognised automatically. The text is transcribed as written, not translated.
Are my images stored?
The upload is held in private storage while it is read and deleted after a successful extraction. The extracted text expires within a day.
Extract text from image, without the retyping
Your first extraction is free and does not need an account.