Is this an AI image to text tool?
Yes. It uses optical character recognition to read text out of an image automatically, right in your browser, so you can extract and copy text from a screenshot, scan, or photo without typing it out.
Is OCR Image to Text free?
Yes. OCR Image to Text is completely free, with no signup, and the OCR runs entirely in your browser.
Does this upload my image to a server?
No. OCR Image to Text runs the recognition locally in your browser, so the source image stays on your device during processing.
Which images work best for OCR here?
Clear screenshots, receipts, and scan-style document photos usually work best. Noisy images, low contrast, and dense handwriting can reduce accuracy.
Can I copy the extracted text right away?
Yes. After OCR finishes you can copy the recognized text to your clipboard or download it as a plain TXT file.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. OCR Image to Text runs in any modern browser, including on phones and tablets, with nothing to install.
Can it read handwriting?
Not reliably. The engine is trained on printed text; handwriting will produce something, and that something will mostly be wrong.
What languages does it support?
English. Other alphabets do not error, they produce plausible nonsense, which is the failure mode to watch for.
How do I get better results?
Give it bigger text. Text below roughly 20 pixels tall recognizes badly however sharp the image looks. Crop to the text, straighten the image, and prefer a scan to a photo.
Why is some text right and some wrong?
OCR works character by character on contrast. Low-contrast, small or skewed text fails while the rest succeeds. Reshooting the image beats correcting the output.
Is the image uploaded anywhere?
No. The recognition engine runs in your browser, so a photo of a document or a screenshot of a private screen never leaves your machine.
Why does it take a few seconds to start?
The OCR engine and its language data load into the browser on first run. Later runs are quicker.