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Image to text (OCR)

Extract text from photos and scans.

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How to use Image to text (OCR)

Image to text (OCR) reads printed text out of photos, screenshots and scans and returns it as editable text — running entirely on your device, so even sensitive documents stay private.

Step by step

  1. 1Choose the language of the text in your image.
  2. 2Drop the image (a sharp, straight, high-contrast photo gives the best result).
  3. 3Wait while the language model loads and reads the page — progress is shown live.
  4. 4Copy the text or download it as a .txt file.

What to expect

  • Accuracy of roughly 95–99% on clean, straight, high-contrast scans.
  • Lower accuracy on handwriting, low light, heavy skew or decorative fonts.
  • The first run downloads the language model (a few MB); later runs are much faster.
  • You can pass the output straight into AI OCR cleanup to repair broken words.

Common use cases

  • Turning a photographed page, receipt or whiteboard into editable text.
  • Making a scanned document searchable.
  • Pulling a quote or table out of a screenshot without retyping it.
  • Digitising forms, invoices or IDs for record keeping.

Privacy & data

Everything runs locally in your browser. Your file is never uploaded to a server, so nothing leaves your device.

Frequently asked questions