Image to Text — Free AI Text Extractor
Can't select or copy the text trapped inside an image? Our AI-powered OCR tool extracts all text from photos, screenshots, scanned documents, and any image format — ready to copy, edit, or download in seconds.
Extract text from your image
Upload any image — photo, screenshot, document scan, poster, or product label — and get all text extracted instantly.
Supports JPG, PNG, and WebP. Maximum file size: 10MB.
Drop an image here or click to upload
Supports JPG, PNG, and WebP • Max 10MB
How to extract text from image in 3 simple steps
No design skills or sign-up required. Upload, extract, and copy in under a minute.
Upload your image
Drag and drop a JPG, PNG, or WebP file. The AI OCR engine scans the entire image for text regions automatically — printed text, handwritten notes, and even stylized fonts.
Review the extracted text
All detected text is displayed in an editable text area below the image. You can review, edit, or correct any recognition errors before copying.
Copy or download the text
Click 'Copy to Clipboard' for instant paste-ready text, or download as a TXT file. Use the extracted text in documents, emails, spreadsheets — anywhere you need it.
See it in action — real text extraction examples
From product labels to handwritten notes, our AI OCR handles a wide range of image types with high accuracy.
Extract text from screenshots and UI
Captured an error message, a code snippet, or a settings panel? Upload the screenshot and get all text extracted instantly. The OCR engine handles multi-column layouts, small UI labels, and even text on dark backgrounds. Perfect for developers, QA testers, and support teams who need to copy text from interface screenshots without retyping.
Copy text from photos and documents
Need to digitize a printed document, a restaurant menu, or a business card? Upload a photo and the AI extracts all text while maintaining the reading order. Works with receipts, invoices, letters, book pages, and any printed material — even at angles or with uneven lighting.
Common use cases for image to text conversion
See how different users rely on AI text extraction in their daily workflows — from students digitizing notes to developers copying code from screenshots.
Copy text from screenshots
Extract error messages, code snippets, chat conversations, or any UI text from screenshots. Paste directly into bug reports, documents, or chat — no retyping needed.
Digitize printed documents
Convert photos of receipts, invoices, letters, and forms into editable text. Perfect for expense tracking, data entry, and archiving paper records.
Extract text from product labels
Read ingredient lists, nutritional info, serial numbers, and product details from packaging photos. Useful for inventory management and comparison shopping.
Convert image-based PDFs to text
Upload scanned PDF pages saved as images and extract all text content. Turn legacy scanned documents into searchable, editable text files.
Capture text from social media
Extract quotes, captions, and text overlays from social media images and stories. Save inspirational quotes, recipes, or information shared as images.
Multilingual text recognition
Extract text in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Spanish, and most other languages. The AI handles mixed-language content and right-to-left scripts.
Extract text in 50+ languages
Our AI OCR engine recognizes text in virtually any language — including mixed-language content within the same image.
English
Letters, documents, screenshots, and UI text
中文 Chinese
Simplified & Traditional characters
日本語 Japanese
Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana
한국어 Korean
Hangul character recognition
Español Spanish
Documents, photos, and signage
العربية Arabic
Right-to-left text support
Why use our AI text extractor?
Purpose-built for fast, accurate text extraction from any image type.
AI-powered OCR engine
Uses advanced deep learning models — not traditional OCR — to recognize text with higher accuracy on complex backgrounds, curved text, and stylized fonts.
One-click copy to clipboard
Extracted text is ready to copy with a single click. No need to select, highlight, or format — just click and paste anywhere.
Works with any image format
Upload JPG, PNG, or WebP images up to 10MB. Works with photos, screenshots, scans, posters, products, and any image that contains text.
Preserves reading order
The AI analyzes text layout and returns content in the correct reading order — top to bottom, left to right — even for multi-column documents.
Free online tool
Extract text from images for free, directly in your browser. No software installation, no account required for basic extractions.
How does AI extract text from images?
Traditional OCR tools use pattern matching to recognize individual characters — they work well on clean, typed text but struggle with complex backgrounds, curved fonts, or handwriting. Our AI text extractor uses deep learning models trained on millions of real-world images. The neural network understands visual context: it can distinguish text from background noise, handle perspective distortion, and recognize stylized fonts that would confuse traditional OCR engines. This means higher accuracy on real-world images — from photographed restaurant menus and handwritten notes to screenshots with small UI text on dark backgrounds. After extraction, you can copy the text to your clipboard, download it as a TXT file, or — if you need to edit the text directly within the image — switch to our AI Image Text Editor for seamless in-image editing.
Trusted by users worldwide
50+ Languages supported
Languages supported
99.2% Accuracy on printed text
Accuracy on printed text
3 Output formats (Copy / TXT / Edit)
Output formats (Copy / TXT / Edit)
Frequently asked questions
Want to edit text directly on the image?
If you need to change or replace text within the image — not just extract it — use our AI-powered image text editor. It preserves the original layout, fonts, and design.