What is Image OCR?
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) reads printed or typed text out of an image so you can copy, search or edit it — instead of retyping a scanned document, a photo of a whiteboard, or a screenshot by hand. This tool runs Tesseract OCR entirely inside your browser via WebAssembly, supporting English and Hindi text, individually or together.
How to Use This Tool
- Upload the image containing the text you want to extract.
- Choose English, Hindi, or both, based on the image's language.
- Click Extract Text and copy the result once it's done.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which languages are supported?
English and Hindi, individually or together — choose based on the language(s) in your image.
How accurate is the text extraction?
Accuracy depends on image quality — clear, well-lit, high-resolution scans work best. Handwriting is much less reliable than printed text.
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. Text recognition runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly — nothing is uploaded. The recognition language data is fetched from a public CDN the first time you use a language.
Last updated: August 2026