OCR Scanner – Image to Text
Extract text from images online with OCR.
Upload a photo, scan, screenshot or document image and extract readable text that you can copy, edit and download.
Upload Image or Document to Extract Text
Drag & drop your image here · Choose Image
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📋 Extracted Text
OCR Scanner Online
A fast, client-side Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine that converts image pixels, scanned documents, phone photos, and receipts into editable digital text directly in your browser.
Optical Character Recognition analyzes the shapes, strokes, and glyph contours in an image and maps them into digital text characters. This eliminates manual typing and turns physical books, invoices, contracts, and screenshots into copyable, searchable text.
By utilizing browser-compiled WebAssembly (WASM) neural networks, ReducerImage delivers instant text recognition with 100% data privacy. Your sensitive documents never leave your computer or phone.
Supported Languages & Document Classification
Overview of language models, scripts, and document recognition compatibility.
| Document Type | Recommended Preprocessing | Supported Languages | Export Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📄 Scanned Documents | High Contrast, Deskew | English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German | TXT, DOCX, Clipboard |
| 🧾 Receipts & Invoices | Binarization, 90° Rotation | English, European & Asian Currencies | TXT, CSV, Print |
| 📱 Screenshots & Code | Raw Pixel Mapping (100% Scale) | Latin, Cyrillic, CJK Characters | TXT, Clipboard |
| 🪪 ID Cards & Passports | Crop to MRZ Text Zone | Multi-Script Standard (ICAO 9303) | TXT, Plain Text |
| 📖 Book Pages & Notes | Flatten Curve & High-Res Denoise | 10+ Supported Global Languages | TXT, DOCX, CSV |
Privacy Guarantee: 100% In-Browser Recognition
Unlike cloud OCR APIs that upload your private scans, tax receipts, or medical records to remote servers, ReducerImage uses client-side WebAssembly. All language models and character segmentation neural networks execute directly inside your local browser memory.
How the Client-Side OCR Engine Operates
Our character recognition pipeline runs through four synchronized stages:
Binarization
Converts color pixels into an adaptive high-contrast black-and-white grid to separate glyphs from backgrounds.
Line & Word Slicing
Detects horizontal baseline text trajectories, bounding boxes, and inter-character spacing intervals.
Neural Classification
Passes glyph matrices through trained language models (Tesseract WASM) to identify Unicode characters.
Text Synthesis
Assembles paragraphs, calculates confidence metrics, and populates the editable result textarea.
How to Extract Text from an Image in 8 Easy Steps
Follow these simple steps to digitize text from photos, documents, and screenshots.
Upload Image
Drag & drop or select your photo, screenshot, or document scan.
Paste Screenshot
Alternatively, paste any copied screen capture directly using Ctrl+V.
Select Language
Pick the document language (English, Hindi, Spanish, etc.).
Rotate if Needed
Use 'Rotate 90°' to ensure text is upright for maximum OCR accuracy.
Automatic Scan
The WebAssembly engine analyzes character shapes in real time.
Review & Edit
Proofread and edit recognized words directly inside the textarea.
Search & Replace
Quickly find terms or fix formatting anomalies across all lines.
Copy or Download
Click 'Copy Text' or save as a TXT, DOCX, or CSV file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about OCR text recognition, supported languages, and privacy.