Images | 2 min

How to copy text from an image or screenshot

Image to text reads printed words in a picture on your own device, so the image is never uploaded. English, Urdu and Arabic are available.

Steps

1. 1

   Open Image to text

   Go to the tool and add a JPG, PNG or WebP image.

2. 2

   Pick the language

   Choose English, Urdu, Arabic, or a combination such as English and Urdu together. The right language matters more than anything else for accuracy.

3. 3

   Read the text

   Run the tool. The first run in a language downloads a small language file, so it takes a little longer.

4. 4

   Proofread and copy

   Check numbers and names, then copy the text.

Tips

• Use a sharp, straight picture. Blurry or tilted pictures read badly.
• Printed text works well. Handwriting usually does not.
• For a multi page scan, use PDF OCR.

Questions

Can it read handwriting?

Not reliably. It is built for printed text.

The text has odd line breaks. What can I do?

Paste it into Text cleaner to fix line breaks, spaces and quotes.