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img2txt
A free browser OCR tool that pulls printed text out of images and PDFs in over 120 languages, with no account or watermark.
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Overview
img2txt reads the printed text in a picture and hands it back as text you can edit and copy. This is optical character recognition, or OCR. It covers more than 120 languages and can either detect the language or let you pick it. It takes images and PDFs, including multi-page ones, and returns the text as Word (DOCX), PDF, ODF or plain text. It reads book pages, receipts and screenshots, but not handwriting.
It runs in any web browser, and takes files up to 16 MB. It is free, with no account or watermark. There is no paid tier that unlocks anything. The vendor states files travel over an encrypted connection and are deleted automatically after a few hours.
Key features
✓Reads printed text from images and PDFs
✓Based on the open-source Tesseract engine
✓Covers more than 120 languages
✓Auto-detects the language or lets you pick
✓Exports to Word (DOCX), PDF, ODF or plain text
✓Takes JPEG, PNG and PDF files
✓Handles multi-page PDFs
✓No account or watermark
When to use
Use img2txt if:
- You have a photo or scan of a printed page and want the words as editable text without paying or signing up.
- You need text in a language other than English, since it covers more than 120 and can detect which one it is.
- You have a multi-page PDF to pull text from, not only a plain photo.
- You want the result as a Word, PDF, ODF or plain text file.
- You want a clean result, since nothing it returns carries a watermark.
When NOT to use
Skip img2txt if any of these describe you:
- Your source is handwritten. It reads printed characters only, so handwriting will not come through. Try another option in the image to text category built for it.
- You need the exact page layout, tables and columns kept. OCR pulls out the words, so complex formatting has to be rebuilt by hand afterwards.
- You have thousands of files to process automatically. This is a manual web page, so large jobs need an OCR service with an interface for developers.
- Your photo has tiny, blurry or low-contrast text. Recognition works from what it can read, so a sharper scan will help more than switching tools.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. It is free to use without an account, and the text you get back has no watermark. You upload an image or PDF and download the recognised text.
No. img2txt reads printed text such as book pages, receipts and screenshots. Handwritten notes will not be recognised, so you need a tool built for handwriting instead.
You can upload JPEG and PNG images and PDF files, including multi-page PDFs, up to 16 MB each. TIFF files are refused. You get the text back to copy, or as a Word (DOCX), PDF, ODF or plain text file.
Not exactly. OCR pulls out the words, but complex layouts with tables, columns and images usually need tidying up afterwards. It is best for getting the text itself, not for rebuilding a formatted page.
The vendor states that files are sent over an encrypted connection and deleted automatically after a few hours. It also states that each result has its own private link, kept out of search engines. For sensitive documents, read its privacy terms before uploading.
There is no app: img2txt.com runs in a browser, on a phone as well as a computer. A separate site at img2txt.app is a different service run by other people, so check the address you are on.
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