How do I convert an image to text?

Upload any image to ImagText by dragging it onto the page, pasting from your clipboard, or tapping the upload button. The AI reads your image and extracts the text in under three seconds. You can then edit, copy, or download the result. No signup or installation needed. Works on any device with a browser.

Is this image to text converter really free?

Yes. ImagText is completely free with no usage limits, no signup required, and no watermarks on extracted text. There is no premium tier, no hidden paywall, and no feature gating. You can extract text from image files as many times as you need, on any device. The tool is funded by the TMAKER product suite, not by user fees.

What image formats are supported?

ImagText accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, BMP, GIF, and SVG files up to 10 MB. iPhone photos in HEIC format work directly without conversion. Screenshots, scanned documents, and camera photos all work. Each format also has a dedicated converter page optimized for that file type.

How is this different from traditional OCR?

Traditional OCR tools use Tesseract, an engine from 2006 that matches pixel patterns to character templates. ImagText uses Google Gemini Flash, an AI vision model that understands context and meaning. It reads handwriting, handles poor image quality, and preserves document structure that legacy OCR tools lose completely. The result is a more accurate image to text experience, especially on challenging inputs like receipts, whiteboards, and angled photos.

Can I extract text from handwritten notes?

Yes. The AI vision model reads most handwriting styles including cursive, print, and mixed writing. Point your camera at handwritten notes and convert the photo to text instantly. Results are best with clear, dark writing on light backgrounds. Even messy handwriting outperforms traditional OCR accuracy. Try the dedicated handwriting to text page for written notes.

Does it work on screenshots?

Yes. Screenshots are one of the best use cases for image to text conversion. The AI handles any screenshot — browser windows, app interfaces, chat messages, code editors, and terminal output. Text is extracted with formatting preserved. Use the dedicated screenshot to text page for optimized results. Both PNG and WebP screenshot formats are supported natively.

Is my image data stored or shared?

Images are processed in memory and not stored on any server after extraction completes. Your image is sent to Google Gemini for text extraction and discarded immediately after. No images are used for model training. Your picture to text conversions remain private.

What languages does image to text support?

ImagText supports over 100 languages with automatic detection. The AI identifies the language in your image without manual selection. It handles Latin, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and dozens of other scripts. Mixed-language documents are processed correctly too. You can extract text from image files in any language without changing a setting.

Can I extract text from a PDF?

Yes. Upload a screenshot or photo of a PDF page to extract text from image content within the PDF. For full document processing, use the dedicated PDF to text converter page. The AI handles both native text PDFs and scanned document images with high accuracy. Snap a picture to text from any printed PDF page and the AI will return editable, copyable results.

What is the maximum file size?

ImagText accepts images up to 10 MB per file. Most photos, screenshots, and picture to text uploads are well under this limit. If your file exceeds 10 MB, resize or compress it before uploading. TIFF and BMP files tend to be larger — consider converting to PNG or JPG first for faster processing. There is no limit on how many images you can process per day.

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WHY IMAGTEXT

What makes this image to text converter different

AI vision, not legacy OCR

Every other image to text tool runs Tesseract, an OCR engine from 2006. ImagText uses Google Gemini Flash — a vision language model that reads context, not just pixels. It handles messy handwriting, skewed angles, and low-resolution photos that break traditional OCR. You can extract text from image files that other tools refuse to process. The difference is not incremental. It is a generation leap.

Three seconds, not thirty

Upload a photo to text conversion and get results in under three seconds. No queue, no processing spinner, no email with results later. The image to text conversion streams in real time so you see words appear as the AI reads them. Whether it is a picture to text from your phone or a scanned document, the speed is the same.

Actually free. No tricks.

No signup wall. No daily limit. No watermark on your extracted text. Most image to text converters gate features behind a paywall after three uses. ImagText has no paywall and never will. Extract text from as many images as you want, forever. Turn any photo to text without creating an account.

AI VS OCR

AI vision vs traditional OCR

Every image to text converter you have tried probably uses Tesseract OCR — open-source software from 2006. It works on clean, straight, printed text. It falls apart on everything else. ImagText uses an AI vision model that understands what it is reading. Here is how they compare across real-world conditions when you need to extract text from image files of varying quality and complexity.

Feature	AI Vision (ImagText)	Traditional OCR (Tesseract)
Clear printed text	99%+ accuracy on clean documents	95-98% accuracy on clean scans
Handwritten text	Reads most handwriting styles	Fails on cursive and messy writing
Complex layouts	Understands columns, tables, and captions	Merges columns and loses structure
Low quality images	Handles blur, skew, and shadows	Requires clean, straight scans
Processing speed	Under 3 seconds per image	5-15 seconds per image
Language support	100+ languages, auto-detected	Limited without language packs
Cost	Completely free with unlimited extractions	Free tier with daily limits

*Based on industry benchmarks.

HOW IT WORKS

Three steps, zero friction

01
Upload your image
Drag and drop, paste from clipboard, or tap to select any photo or picture with text you want to extract.
02
AI extracts the text
Gemini Flash reads your image in under three seconds. Results stream in real time as the AI processes.
03
Copy or download
Edit the extracted text inline, copy to clipboard with one click, or download as a text file. Done.

SUPPORTED FORMATS

Every image format, one image to text tool

Drop any image and get the text. ImagText accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, BMP, GIF, and SVG files up to 10 MB each. iPhone photos in HEIC format work without conversion — no need to export to JPG first. Screenshots in PNG or WebP extract instantly. Even scanned documents saved as TIFF or BMP are processed by the AI vision engine with full accuracy. Each format page below has a dedicated image to text converter page optimized for that specific file type.

Need a specialized tool? Try the screenshot to text extractor for screen captures, the PDF to text converter for scanned documents, or the handwriting to text converter for handwritten notes.

JPG to Text PNG to Text HEIC to Text WebP to Text TIFF to Text BMP to Text GIF to Text SVG to Text

USE CASES

Who uses image to text conversion

Students

Turn lecture slides and textbook pages into editable notes in seconds. Use the image to text converter on photos of whiteboards, printed handouts, and research papers. Take a picture to text from any study material. Stop retyping — extract the text and paste it straight into your notes or study app.

Lecture slides to study notes
Textbook pages to searchable text
Handwritten notes to digital format
Research paper screenshots to citations

Professionals

Extract text from image files of business cards, contracts, invoices, and receipts. No manual data entry needed. The image to text converter reads any document photo and returns copyable, editable text. Convert a photo to text from a meeting whiteboard or snap a picture to text from a printed report.

Business cards to contact entries
Contracts to editable text
Receipts to expense reports
Invoices to accounting records

Content Creators

Pull quotes from screenshots, extract text from image posts on social media, and grab captions from photos. Use image to text to repurpose visual content into written posts, threads, and articles. Convert any picture to text without retyping a single word. Perfect for turning screenshot content into shareable written formats.

Screenshot quotes to tweet threads
Social media images to blog posts
Image captions to alt text
Meme text to written content

Developers

Copy error messages from screenshots, extract text from image files of code shared on social media, and pull data from API response screenshots. The image to text converter handles monospace fonts and structured output better than any traditional OCR tool. Photo to text from terminal output and log files works out of the box.

Error screenshots to bug reports
Code images to editable snippets
API response screenshots to JSON
Log file images to searchable text

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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Feature

AI Vision (ImagText)

Traditional OCR (Tesseract)

Clear printed text

99%+ accuracy on clean documents

95-98% accuracy on clean scans

Handwritten text

Reads most handwriting styles

Fails on cursive and messy writing

Complex layouts

Understands columns, tables, and captions

Merges columns and loses structure

Low quality images

Handles blur, skew, and shadows

Requires clean, straight scans

Processing speed

Under 3 seconds per image

5-15 seconds per image

Language support

100+ languages, auto-detected

Limited without language packs

Cost

Completely free with unlimited extractions

Free tier with daily limits

Imageto Text

What makes this image to text converter different

AI vision, not legacy OCR

Three seconds, not thirty

Actually free. No tricks.

AI vision vs traditional OCR

Three steps, zero friction

Upload your image

AI extracts the text

Copy or download

Every image format, one image to text tool

Who uses image to text conversion

Students

Professionals

Content Creators

Developers

Frequently asked questions

Also works with

Imageto Text

What makes this image to text converter different

AI vision, not legacy OCR

Three seconds, not thirty

Actually free. No tricks.

AI vision vs traditional OCR

Three steps, zero friction

Upload your image

AI extracts the text

Copy or download

Every image format, one image to text tool

Who uses image to text conversion

Students

Professionals

Content Creators

Developers

Frequently asked questions

Also works with

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Image
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