Copy Text from Image
Copy text from image files instantly — free, no software needed. Works with screenshots, photos, and scans in 100+ languages.
Drop image or PDF here
or click to browse · paste from clipboard ( ⌘V)
ScanRead lets you copy text from any image using AI OCR. Upload a file (JPG, PNG, PDF, screenshot), and a 'Copy' button appears next to the extracted content. One click sends clean text to your clipboard — no watermarks, no signup required for up to 10 pages per day.
How to use copy text from image
Upload the file
Drag an image onto ScanRead or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V / ⌘V. JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, and PDF are all supported.
Wait 2 seconds
The AI extracts all visible content. Results appear on the right side of the screen alongside the original.
Click 'Copy all'
One button sends the full output to your clipboard. Paste it into any app — email, document, chat — with no watermark.
Common use cases
Scenarios where this tool saves time and delivers accurate, copyable text.
Screenshots
Can't select content in a screenshot? Upload it and grab everything in one click.
PDF images
Scanned PDFs don't allow text selection. Use ScanRead to copy text from image-based PDF pages.
Memes and social posts
Quickly grab quotes or captions from social media images to share in your own posts.
Error messages
Developers: grab stack traces or error output from screenshots your team sends you, straight into your debugger.
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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