Copy the text out of any photo, screenshot or scanned PDF – free OCR in 60+ languages that runs right in your browser.
Free, no limits Runs in your browser No sign-upSign in only to save
63 languages · paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V
Select images or a scanned PDFJPG, PNG, WebP, BMP or PDF – or drag and drop Choose files
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How to use Image to Text
Choose the language of the text.
Add images or a scanned PDF – or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V.
Copy the text, download it as .txt or save it as a note.
Features
Free OCR – no limits, no sign-up, no watermark
60+ languages – Latin, Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Indian scripts, Amharic and more
Images, screenshots and scanned PDFs
Paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V
Several images at once
Private – runs in your browser
Frequently asked questions
Is this image to text converter free?
Yes, it is completely free with no limits and no sign-up.
Which languages are supported?
More than 60, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Russian, Turkish, Swahili and Amharic. Your browser language is selected automatically.
Are my images uploaded?
No. The text recognition runs in your browser, so your images never leave your device.
How do I copy text from a screenshot?
Take the screenshot, click on this page and press Ctrl+V (or Cmd+V on Mac). The text appears in a few seconds.
Can I convert a scanned PDF to text?
Yes. Add the PDF and every page is read with OCR. You can then copy the text or save it as a note.
How accurate is it?
Clear screenshots and printed documents work very well. Blurry photos, unusual fonts and handwriting are harder – crop the image and use good light for the best result.
Why is the first run slower?
The OCR engine and language data (2–4 MB) are downloaded once. After that your browser keeps them, so it starts quickly.
What is OCR?
OCR (optical character recognition) turns the letters in a picture into real text you can copy, edit and search. It is useful for screenshots, photos of documents, scanned PDFs, receipts, notices and book pages.
Boxland’s image to text converter uses the open-source Tesseract engine and runs completely in your browser – your images are never uploaded.
OCR in 60+ languages
Many free OCR sites only read English. Boxland reads more than 60 languages and scripts: European languages such as Spanish, French, German and Polish; Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Hebrew; Chinese, Japanese and Korean; Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and other Indian languages; Thai, Vietnamese and Indonesian; and African languages such as Swahili, Amharic (አማርኛ) and Tigrinya.
The page picks your browser language automatically. For documents that mix two languages, choose the main one – or “Amharic + English” for mixed Ethiopian documents.
Tips for the best results
Use a sharp, well-lit image – avoid shadows and blur.
Crop away everything except the text.
Keep the text straight, not tilted.
Pick the right language before you start.
For long documents, a scanned PDF works better than many photos.