Image to Text Converter

What is Image to Text Converter?

Image to Text Converter is a browser-based OCR service at imagetotext.me that reads the words in a picture and returns them as editable, searchable text. Files can be uploaded, pasted, dragged in or referenced by URL, and the accepted types include PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF and PDF. Before converting, an image can be cropped or rotated. The site says recognition relies on OCR models such as Tesseract combined with Python libraries, and that it copes with handwriting, mathematical equations and mildly blurred photos. Results can be copied or saved as TXT, DOCX or PDF without a watermark. The service is freemium: visitors can convert five images per session without registering, while paid tiers raise the batch size to as many as 150 images and add a credit allowance. An API is offered separately.

Key Features

How Image to Text Converter works

1. Add your images

   Upload, paste or drag files into the page, or supply the web address of an image.

2. Start the conversion

   Press the convert button to run OCR on everything you added.

3. Collect the text

   Read the output on screen, copy it, or download it as a file.

Use Cases

Digitising Lecture Notes

Photograph handwritten study notes and turn them into text that can be edited and searched.

Reducing Manual Data Entry

Convert pictures of paper forms into text instead of retyping them into a spreadsheet or database.

Pulling Text from Screenshots

Extract the wording from a screenshot or social media image so it can be reused in a post.

Archiving Printed Records

Scan old office files, receipts or library material in bulk and store the contents as documents.

Collecting Research Data

Lift figures and passages that only exist inside images into a form that can be analysed.

Things to know

Usage is counted in credits

Simple OCR uses 1 credit per image and Formatted Text uses 10; the JPG to Excel tool costs a flat 20 credits per image.

Free tier limits

Without an account you can convert five images per submission, and the plan comparison lists a 4 MB file size cap for free use.

Uploaded data is retained

The pricing FAQ says files are stored for the History feature and used to train and improve the tools, and are not sold or shared with third parties.

Cancelling does not refund

A subscription can be cancelled from account settings, but the active period is not refunded automatically; a separate refund policy applies.

FAQs

Who it's for

• Students
• Teachers
• Data entry operators
• Content creators
• Librarians
• Office staff

TagsOCRhandwriting recognitionbatch conversionmath equationsAPI

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