Copy Text From Any Image — Instantly
A simple way to extract text from images, PDFs, handwritten notes, and screenshots. Powered by Google Cloud Vision AI. Free, with no registration required.
Whether you need to copy text from a photo, convert handwriting to text, pull words from a scanned PDF, or grab text from a screenshot — CopyImageToText returns editable text. Just upload your image and click Extract.
Drag & drop your images here — or click to upload
JPG · PNG · PDF · WEBP · GIF · 10 MB per file · Paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V
Google Cloud Vision processing · Guest text not saved · Signed-in history
100 free extraction units per day for guests and free signed-in users. One unit per image or PDF page.
No sign-up needed · Works on any device
One unit per image or PDF page · Free daily limits reset at midnight UTC
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How to Copy Text From an Image — 3 Simple Steps
Extracting text from an image has never been easier. No software to install, no account to create. Our free online OCR tool works directly in your browser on any device.
Upload Your Image or PDF
Drag and drop your file onto the upload area, click to browse from your device, or paste an image directly from your clipboard using Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac). We accept JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, and PDF files.
Click Extract Text
Click the Extract Text button. CopyImageToText uses Google Cloud Vision to recognise text in your image. Review the result for missed letters, symbols and punctuation.
Copy, Download, and Use Your Text
Your extracted text appears in a clean, editable box. Click Copy to Clipboard to instantly copy everything, or click Download as .txt to save the file to your device. Paste your text directly into Word, Google Docs, Notion, WhatsApp, email — anywhere you need it.
Everything You Need in a Free Image to Text Converter
Upload an image, review the recognised text, and copy or download the result.
Editable text output
Upload an image and click Extract Text. You can correct the result in the text box before copying or downloading it.
Handwriting to text
Google Cloud Vision can recognise handwriting as well as printed text. Clear, well-lit notes work best; messy or faded handwriting may need corrections.
Private and Secure — You Control Your Data
Your uploaded files are transferred using HTTPS encryption and are never permanently stored on our servers. Guest users get their extracted text returned to your browser — no extracted text is saved to history. Signed-in users can save extractions to their personal history and delete them at any time. Files are sent to Google Cloud Vision for OCR. We do not sell your data.
50+ Languages Including Arabic, Chinese, and Hindi
CopyImageToText works with text in over 50 languages. Whether your image contains English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Turkish, or any other supported language — review the recognised text for any errors.
PDF Support — Including Scanned Documents
Upload any PDF and extract all the text from it — including scanned PDFs where the content is saved as images. No need to convert your PDF first. Just upload the file directly and copy the text straight out.
Works on Any Device — Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
CopyImageToText is fully responsive and works in any web browser on any device. Take a photo of handwritten notes on your phone, open the site, upload, and copy the text — all without installing any app or software.
Multiple Formats — JPG, PNG, PDF, WEBP and GIF
Copy text from JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, and PDF files. Upload from your device, drag and drop, paste from clipboard. No format conversion required before uploading.
Start with a readable image
Blur, compression, small text and complex backgrounds can reduce recognition quality. Use a clear image and crop unrelated content.
Handwriting to Text Converter — Turn Any Written Notes Into Digital Text
Do you have notebooks full of handwritten notes you need to search, share, or edit? CopyImageToText converts handwriting to digital text. Snap a photo of your notes, upload the image, and get clean, editable text you can paste anywhere. Clear handwriting is easier to recognise than messy cursive.
Handwriting varies from person to person. Google Cloud Vision processes your upload, but faded ink, joined letters and crowded notes can produce mistakes. Compare the output with your original before sharing it.
Take a clear photo of your handwritten document using your phone or scanner, upload it to CopyImageToText, and the tool extracts the text. Works with handwritten notes in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, and 45+ other languages.
Students — Digitise Lecture Notes Instantly
Stop typing up your handwritten lecture notes. Photograph your notebook pages, upload them to CopyImageToText, and convert your handwritten notes to text. Copy straight into Notion, Google Docs, or your revision app. Keep the original image so you can check the output.
Professionals — Meeting Notes and Field Reports
Whether you write meeting notes on paper, capture whiteboard diagrams, or keep handwritten field reports, CopyImageToText turns them into searchable, shareable digital text. Extract notes from a clear whiteboard photo and review the output before sharing.
Medical — Convert Handwritten Prescriptions and Clinical Notes
Healthcare workers can digitise handwritten prescriptions, patient notes, and clinical records using our handwriting OCR tool. Recognition may misread terminology, numbers or handwriting; do not rely on unverified output.
Legal — Digitise Handwritten Documents and Annotations
Legal professionals can extract text from handwritten case notes, annotated contracts, witness statements, and historical documents. Check reading order and wording against the original before using the output.
Researchers and Historians — Transcribe Archived Documents
Convert handwritten diaries, historical letters, manuscripts, and archival documents into editable digital text. Our AI handles older handwriting styles and faded text from aged documents.
PDF to Text Converter — Extract Text From Any PDF File Free
Struggling to copy text from a PDF? CopyImageToText lets you extract text from any PDF — including scanned documents where the text is saved as images, not selectable characters. Upload the file, and our OCR engine reads every page and returns clean, copyable text.
Many PDFs — especially scanned contracts, old records, government documents, and faxed forms — contain text that is embedded as images. You cannot select or copy it in a normal PDF viewer. CopyImageToText solves this by scanning the image content of your PDF using advanced OCR technology and converting it into fully editable text.
Simply upload your PDF to the tool. Our engine automatically handles the conversion — there is no need to convert your PDF to JPG first. Get all your text extracted, as plain text, ready to review, copy or download.
Scanned Contracts and Legal Documents
Invoices, Receipts, and Financial Records
Academic Papers and Research Documents
Archived and Government Documents
Copy text from screenshots
Save a lecture slide, error message or reference screenshot as editable text. Upload or paste it, click Extract, then review and copy the words you need.
Open Screenshot to Text — with device instructions and an exampleWho Uses CopyImageToText — And How
From students to software developers, our free image to text tool is used by people around the world who need to quickly extract, copy, and reuse text from images.
Students
Digitise lecture notes, textbook pages, and flashcards. Convert handwritten notes to text before exams. Copy slide content from lecture recordings.
Business Professionals
Extract text from business cards, scanned contracts, meeting whiteboards, and invoice images. Turn any paper document into editable digital text.
Legal Professionals
Digitise case notes, annotated documents, witness statements, and handwritten legal filings. Check the output and reading order against the original document.
Medical and Healthcare Workers
Convert handwritten prescriptions, clinical notes, and patient records into digital text. Accurate on medical terminology and complex handwriting styles.
Developers and Technical Teams
Extract error messages, log snippets, and code from screenshots. Review punctuation and symbols before using the result.
Travellers and Language Learners
Photograph signs, menus, and notices in foreign languages and extract the text for translation. Works with 50+ languages including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Hindi.
Supports 50+ Languages — Extract Text in Any Script
Our image to text converter recognises text written in over 50 languages. Whether your image contains Latin script, Cyrillic, Arabic, Chinese characters, Japanese kanji, or Devanagari — CopyImageToText handles it.
Don't see your language? Our tool uses Google Cloud Vision AI which supports an expanding list of scripts and languages. Try uploading your image — it very likely works.
Powered by Google Cloud Vision AI
CopyImageToText sends images to Google Cloud Vision's DOCUMENT_TEXT_DETECTION API. The recognised text is returned in an editable box. Results vary with image quality, language and layout; compare the output with your original.
When you upload an image, our system sends it to Google Cloud Vision for processing. The API detects text in the image and returns its result. We display the recognised text in an editable output box.
Handwriting, complex layouts, mixed languages and low-quality scans may need manual corrections. The output is plain text, without guaranteed formatting or table structure.
Technical Specifications
Your Files Are Private — Always
We take your privacy seriously. Files are transferred with HTTPS encryption. Uploaded files are never permanently stored on our servers. As a guest, extracted text is returned to your browser and not saved. If you sign in, you can keep extractions in your private history and remove them whenever you like. Files are sent to Google Cloud Vision for OCR. We do not sell your data.
Pricing — free image to text, no paid plans
CopyImageToText is free to use online. We do not sell subscriptions, Pro tiers, or any paid add-ons right now. There is nothing to purchase on this page: OCR from images and PDFs is available at no cost with reasonable daily use limits so the service stays fast for everyone.
What is included at no charge
- 100 free extraction units per day for guests and free signed-in users (resets at midnight UTC)
- PDFs up to 10 pages per upload — each page counts as 1 extraction
- Max file size 10 MB per upload
- Supported formats: JPG, PNG, PDF, WEBP, GIF
- Handwriting and printed text via Google Cloud Vision AI
- 50+ languages, copy to clipboard, download as .txt
- No sign-up required; HTTPS encryption
If we introduce optional paid features in the future, this page will be updated first. Until then, you will not be asked for payment to use the core image-to-text tool on CopyImageToText.com.
Frequently Asked Questions About Copying Text From Images
Everything you need to know about how to extract text from images, handwriting, PDFs, and screenshots using CopyImageToText.