OCR Scanner

The OCR Scanner is a free online tool that extracts text from images using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Upload an image and get the text extracted instantly. Perfect for digitizing documents, extracting text from photos, and converting scanned images to editable text. All processing happens locally in your browser.

What is OCR Scanner?

The OCR Scanner is a powerful free online tool that uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to extract text from images. Upload any image containing text - photos, screenshots, scanned documents, or handwritten notes - and get the text extracted instantly. Perfect for digitizing documents, extracting information from images, and converting scanned materials to editable text.

Why Use an OCR Scanner?

OCR technology is essential for converting images into editable text. Whether you need to digitize paper documents, extract text from screenshots, or convert scanned PDFs to text, our OCR Scanner makes it simple and fast. No manual typing required - just upload an image and get the text.

Unlike cloud-based OCR services, our tool processes everything locally in your browser using Tesseract.js. Your images and extracted text never leave your device, ensuring complete privacy and security.

How to Use This Tool

Using the OCR Scanner is simple and straightforward:

1. Upload Image: Click the upload button or drag and drop an image
2. Select Language: Choose the language of the text in the image
3. Scan: Click the Scan button to extract text
4. View Results: See the extracted text instantly
5. Copy/Download: Copy the text to clipboard or download as TXT

Key Features

• Image Upload: Upload JPG, PNG, BMP, or WebP images
• Multiple Languages: Support for 20+ languages
• Real-time Processing: Text extraction happens instantly
• Copy Text: One-click copy the extracted text
• Download TXT: Download the extracted text as a text file
• Image Preview: See the uploaded image
• Drag & Drop: Easy image upload
• Privacy First: All processing is local
• Responsive Design: Works on all devices

Perfect For

This tool is ideal for students, professionals, researchers, writers, and anyone who needs to extract text from images.

Supported Languages

• English (eng)
• Spanish (spa)
• French (fra)
• German (deu)
• Italian (ita)
• Portuguese (por)
• Dutch (nld)
• Russian (rus)
• Japanese (jpn)
• Korean (kor)
• Chinese Simplified (chi_sim)
• Chinese Traditional (chi_tra)
• Arabic (ara)
• Hindi (hin)
• And more...

Privacy & Security

All processing is done locally in your browser using Tesseract.js. No data is sent to any server, and no information is stored or shared. Complete privacy guaranteed.