About ScanText

ScanText was built to make text trapped in images easy to work with. Whether you have a photo of a document, a screen capture, or a scanned page, our tool helps turn it into editable text in a few simple steps.

Our approach

When you choose an image and start extraction, the OCR engine runs in your browser. It analyzes the image pixels for letters and words, then returns text you can review and refine. No account is needed for the core tool.

Privacy and browser-based processing

We designed ScanText around a simple idea: your images should not have to leave your device. The tool uses client-side OCR, which means the conversion happens in your browser instead of on a remote server. This site does not provide an image upload endpoint or a permanent image-storage service.

Accessibility and simplicity

We focus on a clear, accessible utility that works across devices. OCR is imperfect, so we always make the output editable and encourage you to review important information before using it. The interface is built to be straightforward on desktop, tablet, and mobile browsers.

Supported formats

ScanText accepts JPG, JPEG, PNG, and WEBP images up to 12 MB. If you have a PDF, TIFF, HEIC, GIF, or SVG, export or screenshot the content to a supported format first.

Get started

You can start extracting text from images right away. Open the image-to-text converter and choose a file to begin.

Contact

Have a question or suggestion? Contact us through the contact form.