How to Extract Text from an Image Online Free
Need to copy text from a screenshot, scanned document, or photo? Optical Character Recognition (OCR) extracts the text automatically. ImgToolkit's Image to Text tool runs Tesseract OCR in your browser — upload an image, choose a language, and get the extracted text in seconds.
Quick Answer
Need to copy text from a screenshot, scanned document, or photo? Optical Character Recognition (OCR) extracts the text automatically. ImgToolkit's Image to Text tool runs Tesseract OCR in your browser — upload an image, choose a language, and get the extracted text in seconds.
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Your images stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded to any server.
Step-by-Step Guide
4 steps · takes under 1 minute
Upload your image
Drop in a screenshot, scanned document, or photo containing text.
Select the language
Choose the language of the text in the image (English, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, and more).
Run OCR
Click Extract Text — Tesseract OCR processes the image in your browser.
Copy or download the text
Copy the extracted text to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file.
100% Private — Zero Uploads
ImgToolkit runs entirely in your browser using the Canvas API. Your images are never sent to a server, never stored in the cloud, and never seen by anyone else. This makes it safe for sensitive documents, client work, medical imagery, and confidential screenshots.
Pro tip
Use 75–85% quality for web images — you get 60–80% smaller files with no visible difference at normal screen sizes.
Format & File Size Comparison
Same 1080×1080px photo processed four ways
| Format | Quality | File Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PNG (original) | Perfect | 4.2 MB | No compression — too large for web |
| Compressed PNG | Visually identical | 1.1 MB | −74% — transparency preserved |
| JPG (85% quality) | Excellent | 310 KB | −93% · Best for photos |
| WebP (85%)BEST | Excellent | 205 KB | −95% · Recommended for web |
Based on a 1080×1080px photo. Results vary by image content and complexity.
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