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Image to text converter
Turn a picture of words into text you can copy and edit, read by Tesseract on your device. Free, with no account or uploads.
Turn a picture into text
Drop pictures, paste a screenshot or take a photo; Tesseract reads the words on your device.
Language of the words
English
Up to 3 at once; each is downloaded from this site the first time.
Drop a picture to read its words
Or choose pictures from your computer or phone: JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and screenshots. You can also paste a screenshot.
Read on your device by Tesseract. Nothing is uploaded.
Read on your device by Tesseract, from this site's own files; the pictures and their words are never uploaded or kept. Tesseract reads print well and handwriting poorly.
A little help along the way
Follow these steps. Every option is explained underneath. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded or kept.
- Say what is in the picturePrinted text, a screenshot, or a photo of a page.
- Choose the languageEnglish and your browser's language are offered first; up to three at once.
- Drop, paste or photographDrop pictures, paste a screenshot, or take a photo on your phone.
- Copy or download the textChange it if you need to, then copy it or download a .txt file.
Questions people ask
- Is my picture uploaded?
- No. Tesseract runs in your browser from this site's own files; the picture and its words never leave your device and are not kept.
- Which languages can it read?
- 31, from Arabic, Bengali and Chinese to Hindi, Japanese, Russian and Vietnamese; up to three at once. Each language's data is downloaded from this site the first time it is used.
- Can it read handwriting?
- Poorly. Tesseract is made for print; neat block capitals may work, joined-up writing usually will not.
This page is the Image to text, opened for this one job; every other tool it has is one press away. Each of its settings is explained on the Image to text's own page.
Read the step-by-step guide