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Image to Text (OCR)

Pull the text out of a photo or screenshot — 14 languages, all in your browser.

Select an image

Click to choose, or drop a file here

How to Image to Text (OCR)

  1. 1

    Add an image

    Drop in a photo or screenshot with text in it.

  2. 2

    Pick the language

    Choose the language the text is written in — 14 supported.

  3. 3

    Extract

    Click Extract text; recognition runs in your browser. Copy or edit the result.

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Image to Text (OCR) — frequently asked questions

Does it work on handwriting?+

Poorly — OCR is built for printed/typed text. Clear printed text at a decent resolution works best.

Is my image uploaded?+

No. Recognition uses an on-device WASM model. The first run downloads the language data (a few MB), then it's cached.

Which languages?+

14: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified/Traditional Chinese.

Do you upload my files to a server?+

No — every tool here processes your files entirely on your device, and nothing is uploaded to a server. The only exception is the AI tools, which send the extracted text (not the file) to Claude to do their work.

Is there a file size limit?+

There's no artificial limit we impose, but since processing happens in your browser, very large files (500+ MB or 1,000+ pages) are limited by your device's memory rather than by us.