Image to Text
Copy the text out of a photo, screenshot or scanned PDF. Reads English and Urdu, right in your browser, so your image is never uploaded.
Language
Printed English text: documents, screenshots, receipts.
Text
Read on your device. Your file is never uploaded. To pull images out of a PDF instead, use PDF to JPG.
How to copy text from an image
- Drop a photo, screenshot or scanned PDF on the box, click to choose one, or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V.
- Pick the language of the text: English, Urdu, or both for mixed pages.
- Click Extract text. Check and edit the result in the box, then copy it or download it as a .txt file. To count the words you got, paste them into Word Counter.
Frequently asked questions
Is my image uploaded?
No. The text is read by your browser on your own device. The first run downloads the reader (about 7 MB) from this site, and later runs load it from your browser's cache. Your images never leave your device.
Can it read Urdu?
Yes, as a beta. Printed Naskh, the font on most websites and in many typed letters, usually comes out right. Nastaliq, the calligraphic style of newspapers and InPage documents, is harder: expect a wrong letter in some words, more if the print is small, so check the result before you use it. Handwriting in either language does not work well.
How do I get the best result?
Take the photo straight on, in good light, with the text filling most of the frame and in focus. Screenshots read almost perfectly. Crop away anything that is not text, and pick the right language before you start.
Can it read a scanned PDF?
Yes. Drop the PDF and every page is read in order, with a blank line between pages. A PDF made on a computer already has text in it; you can usually copy that straight from your PDF reader.
Does it keep the layout, tables and fonts?
No. It gives you plain text, line by line. Tables come out as lines of words with spaces between them, and you can tidy them in the box before copying.