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Image to Text Converter

Use this Image to Text converter to extract and copy text from image. Simply upload the photo, hit “Convert to Text,” and get text in one click.

Simply Drag & Drop or Paste Images Here

Supported Files: PNG, JPG, Webp, GIF, JPEG, PDF

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Image To Text Converter - Extract & Copy Text From Image

Our Image to Text Converter is a free online OCR tool that lets you extract and copy text from images. It supports bulk image to text conversion with high accuracy. On the free plan, you can convert up to 5 images per session, with no limit on the number of sessions. With paid plans, you can convert up to 150 images per submission. 

You can use our Image to Text tool to digitize handwritten notes, copy text from images, or screenshots. You can convert images in bulk to digitize printed documents and manual data entry. Once you convert a picture to text using our tool, the text becomes editable and searchable. 

Imagetotext.me is freemium. Free users do not require any signup or registration. There is also no limit on the number of sessions.

How to Convert Image to Text?

Follow these steps to convert image to text:

  1. Add Images: Upload, paste, drag, or insert the URL of image into the tool.
  2. Convert to Text: Click the 'Convert' button to initiate the OCR conversion.
  3. Results: View, copy, or download the text extracted from the provided image.
Three-step diagram for converting image to text: Step 1 'Add Images' shows an upload window with an image icon, Step 2 'Click Convert' shows a window with a highlighted 'Convert' button, and Step 3 'Get Results' shows a window with extracted text and copy, download, and print options.

How Does a Photo to Text Converter Work?

A photo to text converter uses OCR technology to recognize and understand a picture's words. It scans the image and looks for patterns and shapes that resemble letters and words. Then, it converts those patterns into text by checking them against a database. For example, if the tool finds a pattern consisting of two slant lines joined at the bottom, it will match that against its database and recognize it as a V.

To perform this function, our tool utilizes advanced OCR models and technologies, such as Tesseract. Along with other Python libraries, our tool can accurately analyze and recognize the characters in the provided image.

Four-step OCR process diagram showing image scanning, character recognition, character matching, and editable text output.

Notable Features of Our Picture to Text Converter

Simple UI

This photo to text converter features a simple, clean UI. Just upload images, click Convert, and get results. 

Converts Math Equations

Our OCR converter can detect math equations inside the images and extract them with high efficiency. 

Crop & Rotate

You can crop unwanted parts from the submitted images or rotate them before starting the conversion.

Freemium

Our image to text converter offers both free and paid plans. Free plans also have no daily usage restrictions. 

Multi-Format Support

Our online OCR tool supports multiple file formats. You can extract text from JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, etc. 

Bulk Upload

Free users can convert 5 images at once (no daily limits). Business subscription can convert up to 150 images.

Converts Blurry Images

This OCR tool can handle mild blur and lower-resolution photos. Using clear images can yield quality results.

Safe & Secure

Imagetotext.me is 100% safe to use. We do not sell or share any of the data or files submitted by our users.

Various Download Options

You can download the text extracted from the image as TXT, DOCX, and PDF files. No watermark is added.  

Use Cases of Online Photo to Text Converter

Education

This tool can be very helpful in the field of education. It can help students in note-taking by allowing them to take images of their study material and convert them into text. It can likewise be helpful when teachers and students have to share study material among themselves. Instead of dealing with physical documents, books, and files, the material can be digitized and sent easily over the Internet.

Research and Data Collection

Our tool can also be very useful for researchers and data analysts. This picture to text converter can be used if information is stored as text inside an image that has to be extracted for research and data collection. This can make the entire process quick and efficient.

Data Entry

This tool can also come in handy for data entry purposes. Oftentimes, data entry experts have to take information from physical documents and manually enter it into spreadsheets, Word documents, databases, or business software. With the help of imagetotext.me, however, this process can be made quick and easy.

Data entry specialists can simply take an image of the physical documents and then convert them to digital text using this converter.

Social Media

You can use our image to text converter to share text on social media. For example, if you have a photo that contains text, you can run it through our tool to extract the content. After that, you can send it to others on social media, e.g., WhatsApp chats and groups. You can also post articles on platforms such as LinkedIn using this method.

Who can use this Image to Text Converter?

Students using study materials

Students

Image to text tool helps students digitize handwritten notes and other study materials, making them searchable or editable. 

Teacher reviewing student assignments

Teachers

Teachers can convert photos to text to create digital copies of rare learning materials and assignments and distribute them to students.

Writer creating and editing documents

Content Creators

Content creators can use this OCR tool to copy text directly from social media images and post screenshots to repurpose content. 

Data Entry Operators managing digital documents

Data Entry Operators

imagetotext.me helps data entry operators complete tasks quickly without manually typing text, reducing errors with high text extraction accuracy. 

Librarians managing digital documents

Librarians

Librarians can use our image to text converter to create digital copies of theses, synopses, and other printed books in PDF or Word format. 

Office professional managing digital documents

Office Professionals

Our OCR converter helps professionals across industries to go paperless by digitizing old office records and important printed files, receipts, etc.  

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is an image to text converter?

An image to text converter is an OCR-based tool that can recognize text written inside images and extract it in digital form. This type of tool can recognize all types of text in images, whether handwriting or print.

Can our online OCR converter recognize handwritten text?

Yes, this text extractor can easily recognize handwritten text. You can extract the text from any of your handwritten materials.

How can I convert JPG to Text?

You can convert JPG images to text using our image to text converter. Our tool supports a lot of different formats, and JPG is one of them. You can upload your JPG image into the tool, adjust it, and then convert it to text.

Is the extracted text accurate?

Yes, our tool extracts text from the images with the highest accuracy. It uses reliable OCR models to scan the image, detect all characters, and match them against the database before providing the output. However, no tool is 100% perfect, and mistakes can happen.

Can I convert screenshot to Text?

Yes, if the screenshot contains written content, our tool will be able to scan and extract it without any problems. Our OCR tool also works as a screenshot to text converter.

How can I get text out of a picture?

You can get text out of a picture by using an image to text extractor tool. If you have a picture on your device, you can upload it directly into our tool and extract the text. If the picture is in physical form, you can take a photo using your device’s camera and then upload it. Our tool will be able to work in both situations.