OCR Online Free
Free optical character recognition that actually respects your privacy. No account needed, no file uploads, no limits. Just drag, drop, and extract text.
Actually Free, Actually Private
Most "free" OCR tools have hidden catches - file size limits, daily quotas, mandatory signups, or they upload your documents to their servers. This tool has none of that. It runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly technology.
What is OCR?
- 1 Scanned documents
Convert PDFs and scanned pages into editable text.
- 2 Photos of text
Extract text from books, signs, menus, and more.
- 3 Screenshots
Copy text from any application screenshot.
Who Uses Online OCR?
Students & Researchers
Extract quotes from books, convert lecture slides, digitize notes.
Business Professionals
Process contracts, invoices, business cards, and scanned documents.
Developers
Extract text from UI screenshots, error messages, and documentation.
Accessibility
Convert image-based content to text for screen readers.
The Technology Behind It
- WebAssembly (WASM): Near-native performance in your browser without plugins
- Multi-threaded: Uses SharedArrayBuffer for parallel processing
- LSTM Neural Networks: Tesseract 5 for improved accuracy
- Offline Capable: Works without internet after initial load
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