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Free Online Image OCR & Text Extractor

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Extract text locally with Tesseract.js after its engine and language data load from jsDelivr.

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How the Image OCR Works

Our OCR tool uses Tesseract.js, a JavaScript implementation of the Tesseract OCR engine. Recognition runs in your browser through WebAssembly, so the image you select is processed on your device and is not uploaded. The engine and the language model are downloaded once from the jsDelivr CDN and then cached by your browser.

Multi-Language Support

Extract text in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and more. The language data is downloaded on first use and cached for faster subsequent scans.

Best Practices

For best results, use clear images with good contrast. Scanned documents, screenshots, and photos of printed text work well. Handwritten text recognition is limited.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Image OCR.

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What this tool does

Extract approximate text from an image with browser OCR.

How to use it

Choose a clear image and available language option, run OCR and proofread the output.

Worked example

A sharp image of the word Hello should yield Hello; OCR is probabilistic, so this is a comparison target, not a guaranteed output.

Limitations and checks

Small type, handwriting, skew and low contrast reduce accuracy. Verify names and numbers against the image.

How your data is processed

Image recognition runs in the browser. OCR worker, engine and language assets may download from jsDelivr; the image itself is not uploaded by OCR.

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