Use the OCR tool below to upload a photo and convert the readable text into something you can copy or edit.
Select a JPG or PNG file and run OCR. Processing happens in the browser.
OCR Tool is a free, browser-based online utility that extracts editable text from uploaded phone photos and document images.
Photo to text OCR converts readable text inside a photo into editable text. It is useful when your source is a camera photo of a receipt, label, note, poster, sign, or printed page rather than a clean screenshot.
This page focuses on that phone-photo workflow while reusing the same OCR engine as the main image to text tool.
Good lighting and a straight, sharp photo make a major difference to OCR quality.
If the OCR output is messy, crop the image more tightly around the text and remove extra background before retrying. Bright, sharp photos with strong contrast and little perspective distortion work best.
If your source is already a clean screen capture instead of a camera photo, use the more targeted screenshot to text page.
Yes. Upload the photo and the OCR tool will convert the readable text into editable output in your browser.
Yes. Receipts, labels, printed signs, and many document photos are common photo-to-text OCR use cases.
Blur, shadows, skewed angles, or too much background can reduce accuracy. A tighter crop and a clearer photo usually help a lot.
