Extract text from scans and images
Document is a picture and you cannot select the text? This tool reads the letters out of the image itself and hands you text you can copy. It works in Arabic and English, and every step runs on your device.
Drop your files here
Files are processed on your device and never uploaded
Three steps, that's it
Drop a scanned PDF or a photo
Pick the document language and a page range if you need one
Click extract, then copy or download the text
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is it?
Accuracy is high on clean printed Arabic or English, and drops noticeably on handwriting, low-quality photos, and tilted pages. Always review the output before relying on it, especially numbers and names.
Why is the first page slower?
The recognition engine and the language model download once on first use (a few megabytes), then stay cached in your browser so later runs start immediately. Recognition itself takes a few seconds per page on a phone.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. The recognition engine runs inside your browser and the file stays on your device. We even host the engine on our own servers rather than a third-party CDN, so no request goes to anyone else while your document is being read.
How is this different from the extract text tool?
The extract text tool copies text that already exists inside a text-based PDF, which is faster and far more accurate. This tool is for the harder case: a document that is a photo or a scan with no text layer at all.
