Image to text converter
Photographed a slide, a whiteboard or a textbook page? Turn it into text you can actually search, quote and study from. Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Drop an image here, or choose a file
Photos of lecture slides, textbook pages, whiteboards or handwritten notes. PNG, JPG or WEBP.
Recognition runs entirely in your browser — your image is never uploaded to a server. If you are converting material from a textbook or slide deck, remember that copying it into your own work still requires a citation.
Questions about OCR
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. Recognition runs entirely in your browser using an OCR engine that downloads to your device on first use. Your image never leaves your computer, which also means the tool keeps working if your connection drops after the page has loaded.
Can it read handwriting?
Sometimes, but far less reliably than printed text. Neat, well-spaced handwriting on a flat page in good light has a reasonable chance; cursive, cramped or angled notes usually do not. Printed material — slides, textbook pages, worksheets — is where this works best.
How do I get the most accurate result?
Photograph the page straight on rather than at an angle, fill the frame with the text, and use even lighting without shadows or glare. Cropping out everything except the text block before uploading makes a noticeable difference. If a result comes out garbled, retaking the photo usually helps more than retrying the same image.
Can I use extracted text in my assignment?
Extracting text does not change who wrote it. If the words came from a textbook, slide deck or journal article, quoting or paraphrasing them in your work still requires a citation exactly as it would if you had typed them out by hand. OCR is a transcription convenience, not a shortcut around attribution.
What languages are supported?
This tool is configured for English. Text in other scripts will usually produce unreliable output.
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