Copy the text from a JPG photo or scan. Edit it, copy it or save it as a text file.
How to convert an image to text
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Select one or more JPG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC images, such as photos of pages or screenshots.
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Pick the language of the text: English, Spanish, Portuguese or Indonesian.
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Click Extract text, then copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
Turn a JPG into editable text
Photos of documents, receipts and pages are almost always JPGs. Select one, pick the language of the text and click Extract text: the words come back as text you can edit, copy into a document or save as a .txt file.
For the best result, photograph the page straight on, in even light, and fill the frame with it. For a crooked photo of a page, straighten it first with Scan document.
Frequently asked questions
Copy the text and paste it into Word or Google Docs. Tick Join lines into paragraphs first, so sentences aren't broken at the end of each line.
It keeps the lines and paragraphs, not columns, fonts or tables.
On sharp, well-lit pictures of printed text it is usually very accurate. Blurry photos, unusual fonts and handwriting give more mistakes. You can correct the text before you copy or download it.
English, Spanish, Portuguese and Indonesian, alone or together. Pick every language the picture uses.
Neat handwriting sometimes works, but the engine is made for printed text, so expect mistakes.
Yes. Add up to 10 images. Each one gets its own text, and you download them one by one or together as a ZIP file.
No. The reader runs on your device. The first time, it and the languages you pick (3 to 5 MB each) are downloaded from this site and kept by your browser.
