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Free online OCR converter & text recognition toolkit

Use OCR2Edit to extract text from images, recognize characters, convert scans, and digitize documents. Nothing to install, no sign-up, and your files stay private.

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New ways to work with text

The apps people use most, each one free, in the browser, and ready in a couple of clicks.

Image to Text

Pull the text out of a photo, a screenshot or a scan and get back something you can edit, search and copy from.

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Convert to Word

Turn a scan, an image or a PDF into a DOC or DOCX file you can open in Word and edit line by line.

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PDF to Text

Get the plain text out of a PDF, including the ones that are only pictures of pages, ready to copy and paste.

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Popular OCR apps

Extract text from a scan, turn a document into an office file, or build a searchable PDF. Pick an app and go.

Image to Text AI Extract text from JPG, PNG, or GIF images. Convert to Word Turn supported files into editable Word documents. PDF to Text Extract plain text from a PDF. Make PDF searchable Create a searchable PDF using OCR. PDF to Word Convert PDF pages into editable Word files. Scanned PDF to Text Convert scanned PDF pages into editable text. Convert to Excel Convert files into editable Excel spreadsheets. JPG to PDF Convert JPG images into PDFs. Scanned Image to Text Extract text from scanned image files using OCR. Scanned Document to Text Extract text from scanned or photographed documents. PNG to PDF Combine PNG images into a single PDF. Convert to PowerPoint Convert documents into PowerPoint slides.

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The papers you scan and the documents you convert can be personal. Here is exactly how yours are handled.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is OCR2Edit really free?

Yes. Everyday text recognition is free with no account. A subscription only adds larger files, batch processing and no waiting.

Which files can I run text recognition on?

Scans and photos in JPG, PNG, GIF, TIF and WEBP, PDF documents, and office files. The result can be Word, Excel, PowerPoint, plain text or a searchable PDF.

Which languages does the text recognition support?

More than 120 source languages, chosen from a list before you start. Picking the right one noticeably improves the result.

What is the difference between the OCR modes?

Standard OCR is the fastest and works best on clean scans. The AI-driven modes are built for imperfect captures, for pages that are poorly lit or in shadow, and for text photographed out in the world.

What happens to my files?

They travel over an encrypted connection, are processed automatically with no human access, and are never shared with third parties.

Do I need to install anything?

No. Everything runs in your browser, so it works the same on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

Ready to get your text out?

Pick an app, drop your file in, and download the result. No account, no install, no watermark.

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