This online image to text converter helps you extract text from images and scanned PDF files with ease, allowing you to copy, edit, and save the text instantly.
Drop, Upload or Paste Images
JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, PDF · Max 50 MB · Up to 5 files
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How it works
Choose a JPG, PNG, WEBP, screenshot, or scanned document. For better results, use a clear image with straight, readable text.
Click the convert button, and OCRNest will read the visible text from your file to convert image to text into clean, editable output.
After processing, review the extracted result, copy text from image output, or download it in your preferred format for later use.
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Features
This online OCR image to text converter uses advanced AI technology to carefully scan your uploaded file and extract text with high accuracy.
OCRNest is simple for daily use. You can use this image to text generator directly in your browser without installing software or creating an account.
Upload your file, start OCR, and receive editable text in a few moments. This makes this photo to text converter useful for quick tasks and repeated conversions.
The tool supports common formats such as JPG, PNG, JPEG, WEBP, screenshots, and scanned pages, so users can convert different types of files in one place.
Use OCRNest on desktop, tablet, or mobile and access the same smooth OCR experience from any modern browser.
Your files are processed with privacy in mind, and all uploaded content is deleted from the server as soon as the conversion is complete.
With this feature, you can upload and convert multiple files at once, saving you the time and effort of converting each file separately.
After the extraction is complete, you can translate the extracted text into 100+ languages with ease using this online image text extractor.
This image to text converter also lets you download the extracted text in multiple formats, including TXT, DOCX, RTF, and PDF, making it useful for different user needs.
For Everyone
Students can turn textbook pages, handwritten notes, class screenshots, and study material into editable text for assignments and revision.
Teachers can digitize worksheets, scanned papers, classroom notes, and educational images to prepare learning material faster.
Businesses can extract text from image files such as invoices, receipts, forms, labels, and scanned office documents to reduce manual data entry.
Researchers can use it to extract textual data from scanned books, papers, references, and archived material that needs to be edited or searched.
Content writers and marketers can use picture to text converter when they need to reuse quotes, captions, screenshots, or visual references in a clean editable format.
Accountants can process bills, receipts, and financial screenshots to collect important text from images and organize records more efficiently.
FAQ
Upload your file, run OCR, and review the result. Once the text appears, you can copy it, edit it, or download it for later use.
Yes, this tool supports multiple languages, so you can extract text from images that contain non-English text and convert it into an editable format.
Yes, the core tool is free so users can quickly turn visual text into editable content without a complicated setup or account creation.
Yes, you can upload screenshots from websites, apps, documents, or chats and turn the visible words into editable text.
Yes, this tool uses advanced AI-based OCR technology to understand and extract complex math equations with high accuracy.
Yes, you can use this tool on any device, including desktops, mobile phones, and tablets. It also works on all major operating systems, such as Windows, Android, and iOS, because it is fully browser-based.
Yes. For this, you can use OCRNest's dedicated online pdf to text conversion tool, which is specifically designed to extract textual data from PDF files.
Upload any image or scanned PDF and extract clean, editable text in seconds — no software to install, no account needed.
Supports JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC & PDF · No sign-up required