OCR: How to Extract Text from Images Online Free (2025)

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) converts text in images, screenshots, or photos into selectable, copyable, editable text. Here's how to use it for free — without uploading your files anywhere.

What Is OCR?

OCR technology reads text from images the same way humans do — it recognizes letters, words, and paragraphs from pixels. Modern OCR can handle:

• Printed text (books, receipts, documents)
• Screenshots (from apps, websites, chats)
• Photos of whiteboards or signs
• Scanned documents
• Multiple languages (100+ supported)

How to Extract Text (Step-by-Step)

1. Open FixMyFile OCR Tool
2. Drop an image (JPG, PNG, WebP, or screenshot)
3. Select language(s) for better accuracy
4. Wait for processing (runs in your browser using Tesseract.js)
5. Copy the extracted text or download as .txt

Supported Languages

FixMyFile OCR supports 100+ languages including:

• English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati
• Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese
• Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Japanese, Korean
• Arabic, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese

Tips for Better OCR Accuracy

• Good lighting — well-lit, evenly exposed images work best
• High resolution — at least 300 DPI for printed documents
• Straight alignment — rotated or skewed text reduces accuracy
• Clean background — plain white backgrounds beat textured ones
• Clear fonts — standard printed fonts > handwriting or decorative fonts

Use Cases

• Digitize receipts — extract amounts for expense tracking
• Copy text from screenshots — faster than retyping
• Convert scanned PDFs — make them searchable (use PDF OCR)
• Extract data from tables — use Table Extractor for structured data
• Process multiple images — use Batch OCR for bulk extraction

How Is This Different from Other OCR Tools?

• 100% local processing — your images never leave your browser
• No daily limits — process as many images as you want
• No sign-up — use immediately
• Powered by Tesseract.js — the same engine used by Google Books