Online OCR: convert an image to text in 3 clicks
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a technology that extracts text from images or scanned documents. Once reserved for large enterprises, it is now freely accessible to everyone.
What is OCR?
OCR analyzes the pixels of an image to identify letters, digits and symbols, then converts them into editable text. This lets you:
- Digitize paper documents: invoices, contracts, business cards…
- Extract text from screenshots: no more manual retyping.
- Make scanned PDFs searchable: find text inside a scan.
- Data processing: automate information extraction from forms.
Our OCR tool: Tesseract.js in your browser
Our OCR tool uses Tesseract.js, a JavaScript implementation of Tesseract — the open-source OCR engine originally developed by HP and now maintained by Google.
What sets it apart
- Free and no sign-up required
- 100% local processing — your document never leaves your computer
- Supports 100+ languages (English, French, Spanish, etc.)
- Works with PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PDF
How to use the OCR tool
- Go to webfiletools.com/en/ocr.
- Select the language of the text in the image.
- Drop your image or PDF.
- Wait a few seconds (processing is done locally).
- Copy or download the extracted text.
Tips for better results
OCR quality directly depends on image quality. Here are some tips:
| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| Blurry text | Use an image of at least 300 DPI |
| Colored background | Convert to grayscale before OCR |
| Skewed text | Straighten the image beforehand |
| Small characters | Zoom in / enlarge the area before capture |
Current OCR limitations
- Handwriting is poorly recognized (especially cursive).
- Complex tables may lose their formatting.
- Password-protected PDFs cannot be processed.
Conclusion
OCR is no longer just for professionals. With our online OCR tool, convert any image to editable text in seconds, without installing software and without uploading your files to a third-party server.