Which languages are supported?

14 languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese (simplified & traditional), Japanese, and Korean.

Are images sent to a server?

No, image OCR runs entirely in your browser via Tesseract.js. Only PDF OCR is processed server-side.

What image formats are accepted?

JPEG, PNG, WebP, BMP, and TIFF up to 10 MB each.

🇬🇧WebFileTools/OCR — Image to Text

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OCR — Extract Text from Images or Scanned PDFs

Extract text from images or scanned PDFs with OCR.Images processed locally — PDFs processed server-side.

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JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, TIFF — max 10 MB each

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What is OCR — Image to Text?

WebFileTools OCR extracts text from images and scanned PDFs using Tesseract optical character recognition.

How to use this tool?

Choose the Images tab for local processing or the PDF tab for server-side extraction. Select a language, upload your file, and copy or download the extracted text.

Benefits

14 languages supported
Image OCR 100% local (browser)
PDF OCR server-side for accuracy
Batch image processing
Free and unlimited

Frequently Asked Questions

Which languages are supported?: 14 languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese (simplified & traditional), Japanese, and Korean.
Are images sent to a server?: No, image OCR runs entirely in your browser via Tesseract.js. Only PDF OCR is processed server-side.
What image formats are accepted?: JPEG, PNG, WebP, BMP, and TIFF up to 10 MB each.

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