Extract Text from Image

OCR made simple: extract text from image, screenshot or photo, copy image to text in one click and grab text from any page.

Extract Text from Image is a lightweight OCR extension that turns anything you see in the browser into editable words. Select an area, capture a full page, or open a picture — and copy the result in seconds. No sign-up, no watermarks, no learning curve. One click to capture, one more to paste the result wherever you work. How it works: 1. Click the extension icon on any page. 2. Select an area, or capture the whole page with automatic scrolling. 3. The built-in image to text converter recognizes the words. 4. Copy the result, share it by link, or save it for later. What you can recognize: ➤ screenshots and screen captures — screenshot to text in one step ➤ pictures and graphics on web pages — picture to text without retyping ➤ scanned documents and PDF pages shown on screen ➤ jpg to text and png to text from files you open in a tab ➤ charts, slides, memes and infographics with captions Key features: 1️⃣ Area selection — extract text from any image region you choose 2️⃣ Full page capture with automatic scrolling for long articles 3️⃣ Fast OCR recognition tuned for crisp screen content 4️⃣ One-click copy text from image results straight to the clipboard 5️⃣ Share the recognized result by link or QR code 6️⃣ Clean, simple interface — nothing to configure before the first run 💡 Perfect when a site blocks copying: select the block, run the image text extractor, and get the words out of a picture that was impossible to highlight with the mouse. 📌 Students use it to convert image to text from lecture slides and textbook pages. Office teams pull numbers and names from screenshots of dashboards, invoices and chats without asking anyone to retype them. 📍 Writers and translators grab quotes from pictures in one motion and keep the original wording intact. Popular ways people use it: • copy text from image posts on social media • pull paragraphs from attachments in web mail • turn a screenshot to text before pasting it into notes • convert image to text for quick translation • lift code snippets from tutorial screenshots without typos • get text from image menus, posters and flyers Why people choose it: - works right in the browser, no extra apps to install - handles regular pages, PDFs and complex web apps the same way - recognizes long pages with the full page capture mode - no hunting for a separate converter site - recognition runs in seconds, not minutes - results stay selectable, editable and ready to paste anywhere Recognition is tuned for screen content, and it shows: interface captures, slides, documents and long web pages come out clean, keep their line breaks, and land in your clipboard ready to use. The extension understands the common raster formats you meet on the web, so jpg to text, png to text and webp recognition all work the same way: open it, select it, extract it. It also plays nicely with your daily flow, and it stays out of the way while you read. The icon sits quietly in the toolbar, the capture starts instantly, and nothing interrupts the page you are reading. There are no accounts to create and no daily caps for normal use. Built for speed and calm. The capture overlay opens instantly, selection snaps to what you drag, and recognition finishes while you reach for Ctrl+V. Everything happens in the same tab, so your reading position, your form inputs and your player never get disturbed. When the job is done, the overlay disappears and the browser looks exactly like it did before. FAQ Q: How do I extract text from image files stored on my computer? A: Drag the file into a browser tab, click the icon and select the area — the extractor does the rest. Q: Can it do screenshot to text for a whole page? A: Yes. Choose full page capture and the extension scrolls the page for you, then recognizes the stitched result. Q: Does the image to text converter work with PDFs? A: Yes, open the PDF in a tab and extract the part you need from any page you see. Q: Is there a limit on how often I can run it? A: No daily caps for normal use. Run it as often as your work requires. Q: What languages does the OCR recognize? A: Dozens of popular languages; Latin and Cyrillic scripts work out of the box. Q: Do I need an account? A: No. Install, click, recognize — that is the whole setup. Install Extract Text from Image today. The next time a paragraph is locked inside a picture, you will copy it in one click instead of retyping it line by line — and your notes, documents and translations will thank you for the saved minutes.