scanread.ai

    Image to Text

    Image to text online — free. Upload any photo, screenshot, or scan and extract editable text in seconds with ScanRead's AI-powered OCR.

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    Quick Answer

    ScanRead's image to text converter extracts readable content from any picture (JPG, PNG, WebP, PDF) using AI-powered OCR. Upload a file, click extract, and get editable output in about 2 seconds. Free for 20 pages per day, no signup required for the first 10. Supports 100+ languages with 95%+ accuracy on printed material.

    100+
    Supported languages
    ~2 seconds per page
    Average processing time
    95-99%
    Character accuracy (printed)
    20 pages with account
    Free daily limit

    How to use image to text

    1

    Upload your file

    Drag and drop an image or click to browse. JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, and PDF files up to 20MB are all supported.

    2

    Extract automatically

    Processing takes about 2 seconds. The AI recognizes printed text, handwriting, and mixed layouts in over 100 languages.

    3

    Copy, download, or share

    Copy results to your clipboard, download as .txt, or generate a shareable link. Free users get clean clipboard output with no watermark.

    Common use cases

    Scenarios where this tool saves time and delivers accurate, copyable text.

    Document photos

    Take a phone photo of any paper and digitize it instantly — no scanner needed, works offline after upload.

    Social media posts

    Extract text from memes, infographics, or screenshots shared on Twitter, Instagram, or WhatsApp.

    Printed materials

    Turn book pages, magazine articles, or printed reports into editable content you can search and reuse.

    Foreign language images

    Digitize content in any of 100+ languages including Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi.

    Why ScanRead

    AI-powered accuracy

    We use PP-OCRv5, a state-of-the-art open-source model that matches Google Vision and Adobe Acrobat on printed text (95-99% accuracy) and outperforms both on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean documents.

    No signup needed

    Try up to 10 pages per day without creating an account. Create a free account for 20 pages per day. No credit card required.

    100+ languages

    Works with 100+ languages including English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and Russian. Automatic language detection.

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