Image text reader
Open a picture and copy the English text this page can read from it.
It runs in your browser. What you enter stays on this device.
How to use it
- 1Choose a PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF.
- 2Wait for the text.
- 3Copy the result and check it.
When it helps
- Copy a line from a screenshot.
- Read a photographed receipt.
- Get the words from a scanned page.
Good to know
- The image stays in this browser. English recognition data is downloaded the first time.
- Handwriting, small type, and warped photos are often incomplete. Check the text before you rely on it.
- Only English is read.
Questions
Is the picture sent away to be read?
No. Reading happens in this browser after the English data has downloaded.
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