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Free Online Image OCR

Extract text from screenshots and photos of documents into editable formats.

Upload

Drag screenshot or document here

Supports JPG, PNG, WEBP

Controls

Online Image Text Recognition (OCR)

Optical character recognition (OCR) to extract text from screenshots, scanned pages, and photos.

Optical character recognition (OCR) tool to extract text from screenshots, scanned pages, and photos into editable copy.

Processing Mode100% In-Browser (RAM)
Core EngineTesseract.js WebAssembly OCR Engine
Network TransferTemporary stream only

🎯 Exact Technical Outcome: What Happens to Your File

📐 Resolution & Dimensions

Scanned for character features

🎨 Alpha Transparency & Color

Extracted into plain text

🏷️ Metadata & EXIF Tags

Request data never saved to disk

📦 Expected File Size

Output is lightweight text

How It Works

1

Upload

Attach a screenshot or scan.

2

Analysis

OCR engine identifies text.

3

Copy

Copy recognized text.

When to Use

  • Digitizing physical documents, receipts, and study notes
  • Copying text from webinar screenshots

Related Tasks & Workflows

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear, high-contrast images between 150 and 300 DPI yield optimal character accuracy.

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In-Browser Local Processing

In-browser client processing — your files never leave your device.