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
You use this tool often? Pro includes files up to 500 MB and priority processing.
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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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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