Is this OCR tool free to use?

Yes, completely free — no account, no subscription, no hidden fees. Upload your image and extract text right away.

Is my image deleted after processing? Is it safe?

Yes. Your image is uploaded over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection to our server, where Tesseract extracts the text and the image file is permanently deleted immediately. We never store, log, or share your images. If our server is temporarily unavailable, the same Tesseract engine runs directly in your browser instead — then your image never leaves your device at all.

Does it work on handwritten text or low-quality scans?

Tesseract OCR is optimized for printed text and performs best on clear, high-contrast images. Handwriting recognition accuracy varies and is generally lower. For best results, use images with a resolution of at least 300 DPI, dark text on a light background, and minimal noise or skew.

How can I get better OCR accuracy?

Select the correct language matching your image text. Use high-resolution images (300 DPI or more). Ensure good lighting with minimal shadows, dark text on white or light backgrounds, and avoid heavy compression artifacts. Straighten skewed scans before uploading for noticeably better results.

🔡 Image to Text (OCR) — Free, 13+ Languages, Instant Delete

Extract text from any image, screenshot, or scanned document instantly — free OCR supporting 13+ languages including Korean, Japanese, Chinese, English, Spanish, German, French, and Vietnamese. Your image is processed by the Tesseract OCR engine and deleted immediately — never stored.

Image-to-text, or OCR (optical character recognition), reads the printed or handwritten words in a photo or scan and turns them into editable, copyable text.

Your image is processed and deleted right after — never stored.

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How your file is handled. This tool needs server processing: your file is sent over an encrypted connection (HTTPS), processed, and deleted right after — it is never stored.

About

This OCR tool uses Tesseract, the industry-standard open-source engine, to recognize text in images with high accuracy across 13+ languages. It handles printed text in photos, screenshots, PDFs converted to images, and scanned documents. When you upload a file, it travels over an encrypted connection to our server, where Tesseract processes it and returns the extracted text. The image file is then permanently deleted. We do not log, store, or analyze your images. Supported languages include English, Korean (kor), Japanese (jpn), Simplified Chinese (chi_sim), Traditional Chinese (chi_tra), Spanish, German, French, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, and Arabic, among others.

How to use

Click the upload area or drag-and-drop your image, screenshot, or scanned file (JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, WEBP supported).
Select the language of the text in your image from the dropdown — choosing the right language improves accuracy significantly.
Click "Extract Text" — your image is processed by Tesseract OCR and then immediately deleted.
The extracted text appears in the result box. Click "Copy" to copy it to your clipboard or "Download" to save it as a .txt file.

FAQ

Is this OCR tool free to use?: Yes, completely free — no account, no subscription, no hidden fees. Upload your image and extract text right away.
Which languages are supported for text recognition?: 13+ languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, and Arabic. Select your language in the dropdown before extracting for best results.
Is my image deleted after processing? Is it safe?: Yes. Your image is uploaded over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection to our server, where Tesseract extracts the text and the image file is permanently deleted immediately. We never store, log, or share your images. If our server is temporarily unavailable, the same Tesseract engine runs directly in your browser instead — then your image never leaves your device at all.
Does it work on handwritten text or low-quality scans?: Tesseract OCR is optimized for printed text and performs best on clear, high-contrast images. Handwriting recognition accuracy varies and is generally lower. For best results, use images with a resolution of at least 300 DPI, dark text on a light background, and minimal noise or skew.
How can I get better OCR accuracy?: Select the correct language matching your image text. Use high-resolution images (300 DPI or more). Ensure good lighting with minimal shadows, dark text on white or light backgrounds, and avoid heavy compression artifacts. Straighten skewed scans before uploading for noticeably better results.