Free Online OCR — Image to Text Converter

Extract text from any image instantly. Powered by AI — supports English, Chinese, Japanese & Korean. No signup, no data stored.

Drop an image here, paste, or click to upload

Supports PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP — Max 10MB

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Secure & Private

Your images are processed securely and never stored. We collect zero data.

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AI-Powered Speed

Advanced AI OCR engine delivers fast, accurate results for all languages.

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Multi-Language

Supports English, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Japanese, and Korean.

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Smart Preprocessing

Auto grayscale, contrast boost, sharpening & binarization to improve accuracy on difficult images.

How to Extract Text from Images

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Upload your image— Drag & drop, paste from clipboard (Ctrl+V), or click to browse. We support PNG, JPG, WEBP, and BMP formats up to 10MB.
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Select language & preprocessing — Choose the language (English, 繁體中文, 简体中文, 日本語, 한국어). Optionally enable image preprocessing — grayscale, contrast enhancement, sharpening, or binarization — to boost accuracy on low-quality images.
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Copy the text— Click "Extract Text" and get your results instantly. One-click copy to clipboard. CJK text is automatically formatted — no extra spacing between characters.

OCR by Language

🇬🇧 English OCR 🇭🇰 繁體中文 OCR 🇨🇳 简体中文 OCR 🇯🇵 日本語 OCR 🇰🇷 한국어 OCR

OCR by Use Case

📸 Image to Text 🖥️ Screenshot to Text 🈶 Chinese OCR 🧾 Receipt OCR ✍️ Handwriting to Text

Frequently Asked Questions

What is OCR?

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a technology that converts images of text into machine-readable text. It's used to extract text from photos, screenshots, scanned documents, and more.

Is Snap2Txt free?

Yes, Snap2Txt is completely free with no signup required. There are no hidden fees or usage limits for basic OCR features.

Is my data safe?

Absolutely. Your images are processed securely via our AI OCR engine and never stored. We collect zero data.

Does it work with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean?

Yes! We support 繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese), 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese), 日本語 (Japanese), and 한국어 (Korean) in addition to English. CJK text output is automatically formatted — no annoying spaces between characters.

What is image preprocessing?

Image preprocessing optimizes your image before OCR to improve accuracy. Snap2Txt offers grayscale conversion, contrast enhancement, text sharpening, and black-and-white binarization — right in your browser.

Why does my Chinese/Japanese text have spaces between characters?

Some OCR tools insert spaces between every CJK character because they treat each character as a separate word. Snap2Txt automatically removes those extraneous spaces, so your copied text is clean and ready to use.