Free OCR Tool — Extract Text from Images & PDFs Online
Convert scanned documents, photos, and PDFs to selectable text using Tesseract.js. Runs entirely in your browser — no files uploaded, supports 100+ languages.
Best For
Use OCR - Text from Images when you need to clean, review, transform, or analyze writing directly in the browser. The page is designed around a focused workflow: bring in the draft, note, transcript, or block of text, make the adjustment or check, then copy, export, or reuse the cleaned text in your document, CMS, or workflow.
Most work happens locally in your browser, which keeps files and text on your device and makes quick repeat checks practical. Review the output, then copy, export, or reuse the cleaned text in your document, CMS, or workflow.
Common workflows
- Scanned Receipts
- Business Cards
- Handwritten Notes
- Legal Documents
Features
100+ Languages
Tesseract supports over 100 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Arabic, and many more.
Local Processing
All OCR computation runs in your browser. Your documents are never sent to any server.
Images & PDFs
Upload scanned PDFs, photos of documents, screenshots, or any image with text in it.
How It Works
Drag and drop an image (JPEG, PNG, WebP) or a scanned PDF.
Choose the language of the text in your document for the best accuracy.
Tesseract processes the image in your browser. This may take a few seconds for large files.
The extracted text appears in a text area. Select all and copy, or download as a .txt file.
Frequently Asked Questions
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