{"id":68916,"date":"2026-10-31T08:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T02:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/image-to-text\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T08:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T02:52:46","slug":"image-to-text","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/image-to-text\/","title":{"rendered":"Image to Text: Extract Text From Images and Screenshots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This free <strong>image to text<\/strong> converter copies the words out of a photo, screenshot or scanned page so you can edit, search or paste them. It uses optical character recognition (OCR) and works with English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, right in your browser.<\/p>\n<div class=\"qt-tool\" id=\"qt-ocr\"><label class=\"qt-drop\" id=\"qt-ocr-drop\" for=\"qt-ocr-file\"><input type=\"file\" class=\"qtx-file\" id=\"qt-ocr-file\" accept=\"image\/jpeg,image\/png,image\/webp,image\/gif,image\/bmp\"><span class=\"qtx-big\">Choose an image, drop it here, or paste a screenshot<\/span><span class=\"qtx-small\">JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF or BMP, up to 20 MB<\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtx-thumb\" id=\"qt-ocr-prev\" hidden><img id=\"qt-ocr-img\" alt=\"Your image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"qt-grid\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"qt-field\"><label for=\"qt-ocr-lang\">Text language<\/label><select id=\"qt-ocr-lang\"><option value=\"eng\">English<\/option><option value=\"spa\">Spanish<\/option><option value=\"fra\">French<\/option><option value=\"deu\">German<\/option><option value=\"por\">Portuguese<\/option><option value=\"ita\">Italian<\/option><option value=\"hin\">Hindi<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"qt-field\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"qt-btn qt-btn-big\" id=\"qt-ocr-go\">Extract text<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<progress id=\"qt-ocr-bar\" max=\"100\" value=\"0\" hidden style=\"width:100%;margin-top:10px\"><\/progress>\n<p class=\"qt-status\" id=\"qt-ocr-status\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p><label class=\"qt-label\" for=\"qt-ocr-out\">Text from your image<\/label><textarea id=\"qt-ocr-out\" class=\"qt-prose\" rows=\"10\" placeholder=\"The text found in your image appears here. You can edit it.\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div class=\"qt-row\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"qt-btn\" id=\"qt-ocr-copy\">Copy text<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"qt-btn qt-btn-ghost\" id=\"qt-ocr-dl\">Download .txt<\/button><span class=\"qt-status\" id=\"qt-ocr-copied\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"qt-note\"><strong>Private by design:<\/strong> the text is read on your own device with the free, open-source Tesseract.js engine. Your image is never uploaded to QuickOnlineTips or anywhere else; only the reading engine and its language file download to your browser the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function () { function qtReady(fn) { if (document.readyState === 'loading') { document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', fn); } else { fn(); } } function qtCopy(text, statusEl, okMsg) { function done(ok) { if (statusEl) { statusEl.textContent = ok ? (okMsg || 'Copied to clipboard.') : 'Press Ctrl+C (or Cmd+C) to copy.'; } } function fallback() { var ta = document.createElement('textarea'); ta.value = text; ta.setAttribute('readonly', ''); ta.style.position = 'fixed'; ta.style.top = '-1000px'; document.body.appendChild(ta); ta.select(); var ok = false; try { ok = document.execCommand('copy'); } catch (e) { ok = false; } document.body.removeChild(ta); done(ok); } if (navigator.clipboard) { if (window.isSecureContext) { navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(function () { done(true); }, fallback); return; } } fallback(); } function qtRand32() { var c = window.crypto || window.msCrypto; if (c) { if (c.getRandomValues) { var a = new Uint32Array(1); c.getRandomValues(a); return a[0]; } } return Math.floor(Math.random() * 4294967296); } function qtRandInt(range) { if (range === 4294967296) { return qtRand32(); } var limit = Math.floor(4294967296 \/ range) * range; var x = qtRand32(); while (x >= limit) { x = qtRand32(); } return x % range; } function qtLoad(urls, test, cb) { if (test()) { cb(true); return; } var i = 0; function next() { if (i >= urls.length) { cb(false); return; } var s = document.createElement('script'); s.src = urls[i++]; s.async = true; s.onload = function () { if (test()) { cb(true); } else { next(); } }; s.onerror = next; document.head.appendChild(s); } next(); } function qtSave(blob, name) { var a = document.createElement('a'); a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob); a.download = name; document.body.appendChild(a); a.click(); setTimeout(function () { URL.revokeObjectURL(a.href); a.remove(); }, 1500); } qtReady(function () { var root = document.getElementById('qt-ocr'); if (!root) { return; } var MAX = 20 * 1048576; function $(id) { return document.getElementById('qt-ocr-' + id); } var st = $('status'), fileIn = $('file'), drop = $('drop'), prev = $('prev'), img = $('img'), out = $('out'), lang = $('lang'), go = $('go'), cp = $('copied'), bar = $('bar'); var canvas = null, busy = false, prevUrl = null; function say(t, bad) { st.textContent = t; st.classList.toggle('qt-error', !!bad); } function sniff(buf) { var b = new Uint8Array(buf); if (b[0] === 255) { if (b[1] === 216) { return 1; } } if (b[0] === 137) { if (b[1] === 80) { return 1; } } if (b[0] === 71) { if (b[1] === 73) { return 1; } } if (b[0] === 66) { if (b[1] === 77) { return 1; } } if (b[0] === 82) { if (b[8] === 87) { return 1; } } return 0; } function useFile(f) { canvas = null; if (!f) { return; } if (f.size > MAX) { say('Please choose an image under 20 MB.', true); return; } f.slice(0, 16).arrayBuffer().then(function (buf) { if (!sniff(buf)) { say('This does not look like a JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF or BMP image.', true); return; } if (prevUrl) { URL.revokeObjectURL(prevUrl); } prevUrl = URL.createObjectURL(f); var im = new Image(); im.onload = function () { var w = im.naturalWidth, h = im.naturalHeight, m = Math.max(w, h), k = m > 3000 ? 3000 \/ m : 1; canvas = document.createElement('canvas'); canvas.width = Math.round(w * k); canvas.height = Math.round(h * k); var cx = canvas.getContext('2d'); cx.fillStyle = '#ffffff'; cx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); cx.drawImage(im, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); img.src = prevUrl; prev.hidden = false; say('Image ready. Pick the language and press Extract text.'); }; im.onerror = function () { say('Your browser could not open this image.', true); }; im.src = prevUrl; }); } fileIn.addEventListener('change', function () { useFile(fileIn.files[0]); }); ['dragenter', 'dragover'].forEach(function (ev) { drop.addEventListener(ev, function (e) { e.preventDefault(); drop.classList.add('qt-hover'); }); }); ['dragleave', 'drop'].forEach(function (ev) { drop.addEventListener(ev, function (e) { e.preventDefault(); drop.classList.remove('qt-hover'); }); }); drop.addEventListener('drop', function (e) { var f = e.dataTransfer.files[0]; if (f) { useFile(f); } }); document.addEventListener('paste', function (e) { var items = (e.clipboardData || {}).items || []; for (var i = 0; items.length > i; i++) { if (items[i].type.indexOf('image\/') === 0) { useFile(items[i].getAsFile()); e.preventDefault(); return; } } }); go.addEventListener('click', function () { if (busy) { return; } if (!canvas) { say('First choose, drop or paste an image.', true); return; } busy = true; go.disabled = true; bar.hidden = false; bar.value = 0; say('Loading the text reader (the first time takes a few seconds)...'); qtLoad(['https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/tesseract.js@5.1.1\/dist\/tesseract.min.js', 'https:\/\/unpkg.com\/tesseract.js@5.1.1\/dist\/tesseract.min.js'], function () { return !!window.Tesseract; }, function (ok) { if (!ok) { busy = false; go.disabled = false; bar.hidden = true; say('The text reader could not load. Check your connection and try again.', true); return; } var worker = null; window.Tesseract.createWorker(lang.value, 1, { logger: function (m) { if (m.status === 'recognizing text') { bar.value = Math.round((m.progress || 0) * 100); say('Reading text... ' + bar.value + '%'); } else if (m.status) { say('Preparing: ' + m.status + '...'); } } }).then(function (w) { worker = w; return w.recognize(canvas); }).then(function (r) { var t = (r.data.text || '').trim(); out.value = t; say(t ? 'Done. Check the text for mistakes, then copy or download it.' : 'No text was found. Try a sharper, straighter image with good light.', !t); }).catch(function () { say('Something went wrong while reading the image. Try a smaller or clearer image.', true); }).then(function () { if (worker) { worker.terminate(); } busy = false; go.disabled = false; bar.hidden = true; }); }); }); $('copy').addEventListener('click', function () { if (out.value) { qtCopy(out.value, cp, 'Text copied.'); } }); $('dl').addEventListener('click', function () { if (out.value) { qtSave(new Blob([out.value], { type: 'text\/plain' }), 'image-text.txt'); } }); }); })();<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"qt-next\">\n<p class=\"qt-next-h\">Try another free tool<\/p>\n<div class=\"qt-next-g\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/reverse-image-search\/\">Reverse Image Search<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/word-counter\/\">Word Counter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/case-converter\/\">Case Converter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/text-to-speech\/\">Text to Speech<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/image-compressor\/\">Image Compressor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/tools\/photo-location-finder\/\">Photo Location Finder<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> Choose, drop or paste an image, pick the language of the text and press <strong>Extract text<\/strong>. After a few seconds the text appears in the box, where you can fix any mistakes, then copy it or download it as a .txt file.<\/p>\n<h2>How to convert an image to text<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Add the image:<\/strong> choose a file, drag it onto the box, or take a screenshot and press Ctrl+V (Cmd+V on a Mac).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose the language<\/strong> of the text in the image.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Extract text<\/strong>. The first time, the reading engine and the language file download to your browser, which takes a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check and copy<\/strong> the text, or download it as a .txt file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips for the best results<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a sharp, well-lit image with the text straight, not at an angle.<\/li>\n<li>Crop away everything except the text you need.<\/li>\n<li>Screenshots and scans give better results than photos of screens.<\/li>\n<li>Printed text works best; handwriting and decorative fonts are often misread.<\/li>\n<li>Always proofread numbers, names and email addresses before you use them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What you can use it for<\/h2>\n<p>Copy a quote from a screenshot, turn a photo of a printed page into editable text, grab the text of an error message, save notes from a whiteboard, or pull an address out of an image so you can paste it into a map.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3>Is my image uploaded?<\/h3>\n<p>No. The text is read on your own device with Tesseract.js, a free open-source OCR engine. 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