Copy text from an image
Copy the text out of a screenshot, a photo of a document, a scan or a sign, instead of typing it over.
Open the tool, it's freeFree · no account · no watermark · your files stay on your device
Choose a picture or paste a screenshot and the text appears, ready to copy, edit or save as a .txt file. It reads English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
It runs on Tesseract, the open-source text reader, entirely inside your browser, so receipts, IDs and private documents are never uploaded.
What you get
- Screenshots, photos, scans and documents
- Paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V
- Six languages
- Edit, copy or save as .txt
- Several pictures at once
- Runs on your device
How to copy text from an image
- Open Image to text and pick the language.
- Choose or paste a picture.
- Wait a few seconds.
- Copy the text.
Tip: Straight, sharp and well-lit pictures read best. For a photo of a page, hold the phone flat above it.
Questions
Can it read handwriting?
Neat handwriting sometimes works, but it is made for printed text.
Can it read PDFs?
Take a screenshot of the page and paste it in.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Everything happens inside your browser, so your photos stay on your own computer or phone.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no account, no trial, no watermark and no limit on how many files you do. Clipabay is kept going by people who choose to buy us a coffee.