Convert your images to text using our free image to text converter. Upload an image from your device or enter the URL to fetch your image and get started. Our tool also allows you to copy-paste the image using the CTRL + C and CTRL + V shortcuts.
Up to 5 images, max 4 MB each
Supported Files: PNG, JPG, WEBP, GIF, JPEG, PDF
Up to 5 images, max 4 MB each
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You can use our image to text converter to extract textual information from inside images and save it in the form of digital, editable text.
Our tool utilizes advanced algorithms to scan the text inside the images so there are no errors or mistakes during the text extraction process.
Here is how to use our photo to text converter.
And that is how you can use our OCR tool to convert an image to text.
(Note: If you want to edit the extracted text afterward, you can copy and paste it into our Online Notepad tool.)
Our picture to text tool provides a range of features and perks that make it stand out.
Our image to text converter is free to use and requires no registration or signing up. You can simply load it up and use it as many times as you want.
our image to text tool supports different ways in which you can import your image files. You can upload them directly from your local storage, use a URL, or simply drag and drop the file into the provided space. You can also use the paste shortcut by pressing the CTRL + V shortcut.
With our online tool, you can convert images to text without any worries about their format. Our tool supports different popular image formats, including the following:
Our OCR tool can also extract text from PDF files.
In our photo to text converter, you can input up to five different files at the same time and extract text from them. If you have a lot of different images to convert to text, this feature can be very useful.
When you enter your images into the picture to text tool, you can click the “Crop” button to open an image editing menu. The image editing menu contains different features and functions that you can use for your image.
You can:
Here are some possible uses for our image to text tool.
Our tool can be a great help for data entry specialists. It can be used to extract data from physical documents. Once extracted, the text can easily be added to a digital file.
People performing data entry usually have to work with a lot of different files and documents, and our multiple-file support can be a great help to them.
Students can use our tool to scan photos of their notes and study materials and turn them into digital text. Once converted, the digital text can be saved easily to the cloud or shared via chatting apps amongst the pupils.
If you want to secure a physical document to the cloud, you first have to convert it to digital text. After that, you can paste it into a Word file or a TXT file and then upload it to the cloud.
Our OCR converter can help you with the physical-document-to-digital-text conversion. You can use it to convert physical documents to digital form. After that, you can save the digital text wherever you want and make it secure.
You can also use our image to text extractor when creating posts and messages for social media. If you have images containing written content, you can extract the text in digital form and then use it on platforms like WhatsApp and LinkedIn.
You can convert an image to text for free using our online tool. It is completely free of charge. You can use it as many times as you want without worrying about buying a subscription or paid plan.
To extract the text from an image for free, follow these steps:
Yes, you absolutely can. OCR models, such as the one used in our picture to text converter, can recognize and extract text from all types of images. It can be a photo of some handwritten notes or a screenshot of an educational app or software.
Yes, our image to text extractor is completely safe to use. You don’t have to worry about any of your data being stored on our servers. There is no need to worry when entering documents like school assignments, receipts, etc.
However, for sensitive financial information (such as a document that contains your account number, credit card number, etc.), it is not recommended to use an online tool. Even if the tool is safe, it is better to stay cautious.
Yes, our capturing text from images tool can convert JPG images to text. JPG is one of the formats we support, along with PNG and Webp.