Free Image to Text Converter (OCR)
Extract text from JPEG, PNG, WebP, BMP and TIFF images with browser-based OCR. Powered by tesseract.js with 16 curated languages. No upload, no signup, 100% private.
Features
Accurate OCR Right in Your Browser
Turn photos, screenshots, and scans into clean editable text in a few seconds.
Powered by tesseract.js
The open-source OCR engine Google helped build — compiled to WebAssembly and running on your device.
16 Curated Languages
English, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, major European languages, Arabic, Thai and more.
Confidence Score
Each result shows an OCR confidence percentage so you know when to trust it.
Works on Any Image and Device
No software install. ScanText runs in any modern browser on any device.
JPEG, PNG, WebP, BMP, TIFF
Drop any common image format up to 20 MB — photos, screenshots, scans, manga panels.
Desktop & Mobile
Snap a photo on your phone, drop it in, get text back. No app download required.
Cached Language Packs
The first run downloads the language data from the tesseract CDN; subsequent runs load instantly.
100% Private and Free
Your image never leaves your device. All recognition happens locally.
No Server Upload
The image itself is never uploaded — only the language pack is fetched, and only once per language.
Copy or Download
One-click copy to clipboard, or download the recognized text as a plain .txt file.
No Signup, No Watermark
One free run per day without an account. Sign in to BibiGPT for unlimited daily OCR.
FAQ'S
Frequently Asked Questions
Ask us anything!
Start OCR on Your Image Now
No signup, no upload, no watermark. Just fast, private image-to-text OCR in your browser.