Free OCR tool online. Extract text from scanned PDFs, images, and photos. No signup, no limits. Accurate text recognition.
Use This Tool Free — No SignupOptical Character Recognition (OCR) has come a long way from expensive enterprise software. Our free online OCR tool puts powerful text recognition at your fingertips, accessible from any browser without signup, installation, or payment. Upload a scanned document or image, and the engine recognizes the text content with high accuracy, delivering editable text you can use however you need. The tool handles various input types: scanned PDFs, photographs of documents, screenshots, and image files in common formats. The OCR engine is optimized for speed and accuracy on printed text, processing most documents in seconds. For students, office workers, researchers, and anyone who encounters text in image format, this tool is an essential time-saver. No more squinting at scanned documents trying to retype content — let OCR do the reading for you.
Select a scanned PDF or image file. Common formats like PDF, PNG, and JPG are supported.
The OCR engine processes your file and identifies all readable text.
Copy, download, or edit the recognized text. Use it wherever you need.
No hidden fees, no premium tier required. All features are completely free.
Start using tools instantly. No account, no email, no credit card.
All files are transferred over HTTPS encryption. Your data stays private.
Uploaded files are automatically deleted from our servers after processing.
Browser-based tool works on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android — any device.
Most conversions complete in under 30 seconds, even for large files.
Yes. The OCR tool is completely free with no hidden charges, limits, or signup requirements.
OCR analyzes character shapes in images, compares them to known patterns, and converts them to editable text characters.
Image quality, text clarity, font type, and scan resolution all affect accuracy. Clear, high-resolution text produces best results.