Online OCR: Extract Text from Images and PDFs
Upload a photo, a screenshot or a scanned PDF and copy the text out of it. You can also see where each word was found on the page. No account is needed.
Drag a file here, or click here and paste a screenshot (Ctrl+V)
jpg, png, webp, tiff, PDF up to 20 pages, up to 20 MB
How it works
The tool finds lines of text on the page and reads them. A photo usually takes a few seconds. A PDF that already has a text layer is read directly, which is faster and exact. A scanned PDF goes through recognition page by page.
Files and limits
You can upload jpg, png, webp, tiff or PDF files up to 20 MB, and a PDF of up to 20 pages is read in full. Longer PDFs are cut off with a note, so split them into parts. Files and results are deleted 24 hours after processing.
Where results are weaker
Printed text on a clean, straight page reads best. Blurred photos, very small print and strong shadows lower the quality, and handwriting is unreliable. Check names and numbers against the original before you use the text.
Questions about online OCR
Is it free?
You get 10 free files a day without an account and 50 after signing in. With money on your balance the daily limit no longer applies, and recognition itself is not charged.
Which languages does it read?
This page is set up for text in the Latin alphabet, and we have tested English, Spanish and Serbian Latin. It does not read Chinese, Arabic or other non-Latin scripts.
Can I see what was recognized?
Yes. For an image you can turn on the word boxes and compare them with the original next to the extracted text.