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OCR Image

Recognise the words in an image and get them as editable text.

Drop your files here

Nothing is uploaded — your file is processed on this device.

Options for OCR Image

The recognition model for this language is downloaded once, then cached by your browser.

Recognition runs in your browser. The language model (a few megabytes) is downloaded from a public model host the first time you use a language; your document itself is never uploaded.

How to ocr image

  1. 1Add your images.
  2. 2Choose the language.
  3. 3Recognise, then copy or download the text.

About this tool

Text arrives as pictures constantly: a photographed notice, a screenshot of an error message, a slide from a presentation, a page of a book on a phone camera. Retyping it is slow, and quoting it accurately from memory is risky.

Add one image or several and each is read in turn, with the results labelled per file so you can tell them apart. Photographs work best when the text is roughly straight, fills a good part of the frame and is evenly lit — the same conditions that make text easy for a person to read.

What it's good for

  • Getting the text of a photographed notice or sign.
  • Copying an error message out of a screenshot.
  • Reading a slide photographed during a talk.
  • Extracting details from a photo of a receipt.

Features

  • Multiple images

    Process a whole set in one run, labelled per file.

  • Language choice

    Seven European languages supported.

  • On-screen result

    Read and copy without downloading.

  • Private

    Photos are read on your device.

Questions people ask

How do I improve accuracy?
Hold the camera square to the page, fill the frame with the text, and avoid shadows.
Does it handle several columns?
Columns can interleave. Crop each column separately for the cleanest result.
Which formats are supported?
JPG, PNG and WebP.

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