Image OCR

Image to Text OCR Online

Drop an image, paste a screenshot, or try the sample. The browser OCR workspace extracts editable text without sending the file to a server.

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Upload, paste, or try a sample

TXT Drop images or PDFs here Click anywhere in this box, choose files, paste an image, or run the sample.

Ready. Files are processed in this browser.

Available now: copy extracted text or download TXT. DOCX, XLSX, CSV, JSON, Markdown, and searchable PDF export are not available in this browser tool.

Quick answer

Image to Text OCR Online: what to do first

Drop an image, paste a screenshot, or try the sample. The browser OCR workspace extracts editable text without sending the file to a server.

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What this page does

Use it when a screenshot, phone photo, or scanned image looks readable but cannot be copied. The same upload workspace appears here so the page is an action page, not a detour.

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Best inputs

High-contrast screenshots, receipts photographed straight on, clean scans, and exported PNG files usually produce the best text. Low-light photos need crop, rotate, or contrast fixes before OCR.

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Exports

The current browser tool directly supports copy and TXT download. Markdown, Word, Excel, JSON, CSV, API, and searchable PDF pages describe separate workflows or paid-pilot requirements; they are not live export buttons.

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When this tool helps

Use the browser tool to recover plain text from an image or scanned PDF without retyping. For spreadsheet, Markdown, searchable PDF, and API tasks, this page explains subsequent work that the current tool does not automate.

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Best inputs

Use sharp screenshots or high-resolution scans with straight pages and strong contrast. If the result is difficult to read, crop or rotate the source and retry. Recognition can miss text, so keep the original until you have checked the result.

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Output formats

The available actions are copy text and download TXT. No DOCX, XLSX, CSV, JSON, Markdown, or searchable PDF file is generated here. You can manually edit the extracted text in another application; structured output and API requirements can be discussed for a paid pilot, without a delivery promise.

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Accuracy checklist

Check names, dates, totals, invoice numbers, tables, handwriting, stamps, watermarks, and low-contrast areas before relying on OCR output. OCR saves typing, but important legal, medical, finance, and identity documents still need a human review pass.

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Fields worth checking

For receipts and invoices, verify merchant, vendor, date, subtotal, tax, total, currency, line items, and payment terms. For contracts, verify names, clause numbers, signatures, dates, and page order. For research and books, verify headings, citations, tables, footnotes, and reading order.

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Privacy and retention

Images and PDFs are processed in this browser. If the local engine cannot load, recognition fails rather than uploading the document to a cloud fallback. Before using a separate document service, check its upload disclosure, retention, deletion, and training policies.

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Related workflows

Batch OCR processes selected files sequentially, and PDF OCR extracts text from rendered pages. The searchable PDF, Excel, Markdown, and API pages are workflow guides, not additional output modes of this tool.

Search intent

Related OCR keywords covered here

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FAQ

FAQ about Unlimited OCR

Can I paste a screenshot?

Yes. Use your system screenshot shortcut, copy the image, and paste it into the upload area.

Are images uploaded?

The browser workflow keeps image files on your device whenever the local OCR engine is available.

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