OptiDrop

Extract Text from Images — Free Online OCR Tool

Extract text from photos, screenshots, scanned documents, and forms using OCR. Supports English and 100+ languages. Copy extracted text to your clipboard instantly. Everything runs in your browser — your images never leave your device.

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Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP

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Extract Text from Images — Free Online OCR, No Upload

OptiDrop's Image to Text OCR tool uses Tesseract.js, one of the most accurate open-source OCR engines, to extract text from any image directly in your browser. Whether you have a screenshot of a document, a photo of a form, a scanned receipt, or a picture of handwritten notes, this tool converts the visual text into editable, copyable digital text in seconds. Unlike other OCR services, OptiDrop processes everything locally — your images are never uploaded to any server, making it completely safe for sensitive documents like ID cards, bank statements, medical records, and legal papers.

How Image to Text OCR Works

Upload or drop your image into the tool. The Tesseract.js engine loads in your browser and begins analyzing the image pixel by pixel, identifying character shapes and converting them into digital text. The process shows real-time progress updates so you know exactly what stage it's at — loading the engine, loading language data, and recognizing text. Once complete, the extracted text appears in a textarea where you can review it and copy it to your clipboard with one click. A confidence score tells you how certain the engine is about the accuracy of the extraction.

Supports 100+ Languages

While English is the default language, Tesseract.js supports over 100 languages including Hindi, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and many more. The tool works best with printed and typed text but can also handle clearly written handwriting. It accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, and BMP images up to 20MB — covering virtually any image format you're likely to encounter.

Frequently Asked Questions

English is the default language. Tesseract.js, the OCR engine used by OptiDrop, supports over 100 languages including Hindi, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Chinese, and more.
Accuracy is very high for printed and typed text. The tool also shows a confidence score after extraction. Handwriting recognition support is limited and works best with clearly written text.
The tool works with images up to 20MB on most devices. Very large images may take longer to process depending on your device's available memory.
Yes. After extraction, click the Copy button to copy the entire extracted text to your clipboard. You can then paste it into any document, email, or form.