# Image to Text OCR

> Extract text from any image (PNG, JPG, WebP, HEIC) using browser OCR.

Image to Text OCR extracts typed, printed, or handwritten text from images, invoices, photos, and scanned PDF documents using client-side optical character recognition in your browser. All OCR scanning runs privately on your device without uploading files to any external servers.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/image-to-text
**Category:** Image Tools (https://convertto.tech/c/image-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Select your image file — the file stays on your device and is never uploaded.
2. Press Run, then download the result when it is ready.

## FAQ

### Is my scanned image or document uploaded to a server?

No. OCR processing runs entirely within your web browser using WebAssembly and Web Workers.

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