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Image to Text (OCR)

Extract text from an image with OCR — 100% in your browser, your photo never uploaded

Drop your JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP file here

or

Max file size: 200MB

100% Local Processing
Zero Server Uploads

About Image to Text (OCR)

AntiUpload's image-to-text tool runs OCR (optical character recognition) on a photo, scan, or screenshot and gives you the text back — copy it, or download a .txt file. Pick the document language for best accuracy across 14 languages.

The recognition runs entirely in your browser with a WebAssembly build of Tesseract, so your image never leaves your device. (The open-source language model is fetched once from a public CDN — that's generic data, not your file.) This makes it a private alternative to OCR sites that upload your photos to a server.

It works best on clear, high-contrast text — printed pages, screenshots, signs, receipts. Very low-resolution, skewed, or handwritten images recognize less reliably (this is a limit of OCR in general, not just in the browser).

How it works

  1. Drop your imageDrag a JPG, PNG, WebP, or BMP onto the upload zone, or click to browse. It stays on your device.
  2. OCR runs in your browserTesseract (WASM) reads the text on your device — pick the language first for best results.
  3. Copy or download the textThe extracted text appears for you to copy, and you can download it as a .txt file.

When to use Image to Text (OCR)

Getting text out of a screenshot
Pull a quote, code snippet, or error message out of a screenshot without retyping it.
Digitizing a printed page or receipt
Turn a photo of a document into editable text you can search and reuse.
Copying text from an image that blocks selection
Recover text from an infographic, slide image, or scanned page.

Frequently asked questions

Is my image uploaded?
No — OCR runs in your browser with WebAssembly; your image never leaves your device. Only the generic language model downloads once from a public CDN.
Which languages are supported?
English plus Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and Russian. Pick the right one for best accuracy.
Why is some text wrong?
OCR accuracy depends on image quality. Clear, high-contrast, straight printed text works best; blurry, skewed, low-res, or handwritten text is harder — try a sharper image and the correct language.
Can it read handwriting?
Not reliably — this engine is tuned for printed/typed text, not handwriting.
What do I get out?
The recognized plain text, shown on the page to copy and available as a downloadable .txt file.

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