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Image to Text (OCR)

Extract text from images and screenshots with OCR in 10+ languages including Hindi.

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About Image to Text (OCR)

Image to Text reads the words out of a photo, screenshot or scan using Tesseract OCR running inside your browser. Fifteen languages can be selected together, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Urdu and English. The extracted text lands in an editable box with an average confidence score, so you can see how much checking it needs before you use it.

How to use Image to Text (OCR)

  1. Drop in your images or screenshots - you can add several, or paste one with Ctrl+V.
  2. Tap the language chips that match the text in the picture; combine Hindi and English for mixed pages.
  3. Leave 'Enhance image before OCR' ticked - it upscales small images and boosts contrast.
  4. Click Extract text and wait while the OCR engine and language data load the first time.
  5. Edit the text in the box, then copy it or download it as a .txt file.

What people use it for

  • Copying text out of a screenshot of a circular, notice or WhatsApp message that cannot be selected.
  • Pulling the details off a photographed bill, invoice or receipt instead of retyping them.
  • Getting Hindi text out of a scanned government notification or newspaper cutting.
  • Turning photos of printed study notes into editable text for revision.

Good to know

OCR works best on flat, straight, well-lit printed text. Expect mistakes on blurry or angled phone photos, faint carbon copies, stylised fonts and coloured backgrounds, and treat handwriting as unreliable - Tesseract is trained on print, not on handwritten notes. Indian-script accuracy is lower than English, especially for conjunct characters. Always proofread before using the result.

Frequently asked questions

Is the OCR accurate?
On a sharp, straight scan of printed English text, accuracy is typically well above 95 percent. It falls on blurry photos, small or stylised fonts and Indian scripts, and the confidence score tells you when to check carefully.
Does it read Hindi and other Indian languages?
Yes. Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Urdu can be selected, alone or together with English for mixed documents. Accuracy on these scripts is lower than English.
Can it read handwriting?
Mostly no. The engine is trained on printed type, so handwritten notes come out garbled apart from very neat block capitals. Type handwritten content manually instead.
Why is the first run slow?
Your browser downloads the OCR engine and the language data on first use, which takes a moment. It is cached afterwards, and no image ever leaves your device.