Image to Text (OCR)
Upload an image and extract every word inside it — English & Hindi supported, 100% in your browser.
About Image to Text (OCR)
The Image to Text (OCR) tool reads printed or handwritten text from a photo, screenshot or scan and returns an editable transcript. The OCR engine runs inside your browser via WebAssembly, so document scans never leave your device.
OCR is useful when text is trapped inside pixels and cannot be selected, searched or pasted. It analyses character shapes and line structure, then provides plain text that can be corrected, copied into another application or downloaded. Clear, upright printed material normally produces better results than handwriting or decorative type.
English and Hindi are currently supported. The engine (~2 MB) downloads on first use and is cached afterwards, so initial recognition can take longer while later sessions start more quickly.
How Image to Text (OCR) works in practice
- 1Upload a photo or screenshot containing text.
- 2Choose the language (English or Hindi).
- 3Wait for the OCR engine to load (first time only) and recognise the text.
- 4Copy the transcript or download it as a .txt file.
Jobs this tool is built for
- Copy a paragraph from a screenshot when the original webpage or document is unavailable.
- Turn a photographed printed notice or letter into editable text for quoting or translation.
- Extract item names and amounts from a clear receipt image for manual bookkeeping.
- Digitise typed English or Hindi notes so their contents can be searched and corrected.
What you can do here
- English and Hindi recognition
- Handles printed and handwritten text
- Preserves basic line breaks
- Copy or download as .txt
- Fully in-browser via WebAssembly
Limits and honest caveats
- Accuracy depends on the source: clean printed text generally reads best, while handwriting, low-light photos and decorative fonts require more correction.
- Always proofread names, numbers, dates and other consequential details before using extracted text.
- The output is plain text with basic line breaks; complex tables, columns and exact page formatting are not preserved.
- Recognition runs locally after the language engine is downloaded.
Common questions about Image to Text (OCR)
Can I OCR a PDF?
Export the PDF pages to images first, then run each image through this tool.
Why is the first recognition slow?
The OCR engine downloads on first use; later runs are much faster because it is cached.
How can I improve recognition accuracy?
Use a sharp, well-lit image, crop unrelated background, keep text upright and select the matching language before starting OCR.
Will tables and columns keep their layout?
Not reliably. The result is intended as editable plain text, so complex spatial formatting usually needs manual reconstruction.
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