# OCR — Extract Text from Images Free (No Upload)

> Extract text from images and screenshots with OCR that runs in your browser — English and Spanish, no upload, no account, no limits.

Source: https://toolpantry.app/ocr

## About

Pull the words out of screenshots, scans, and photos of documents — the OCR engine runs in your browser, so receipts and IDs never leave your computer.

## Quick answer

How do I extract text from an image? Choose a screenshot or scan, pick the language, and press Extract text. The words appear in an editable box — copy them or download a .txt. First run downloads the engine (~8 MB, cached after).

## How to extract text from an image

1. **Choose the image** — screenshots give the best results, then flat scans, then photos.
2. **Pick the language** — English or Spanish; the model for that language loads once.
3. **Extract and edit** — the text lands in an editable box with a confidence score; fix any misreads and copy it out.

## What OCR is good for

- **Screenshots** — pull a quote, error message, or table out of an image without retyping.
- **Receipts and invoices** — digitize amounts and line items for expense reports.
- **Old scans** — make text searchable again.
- **Notes and whiteboards** — turn a photo of handwriting-adjacent print into editable text.

## Good to know

OCR accuracy is mostly about the input image: straight, well-lit, and at least ~300px of width per text column. If a photo comes out skewed, straighten it first. The extracted text keeps line breaks but loses columns and formatting — for PDFs with a real text layer, use [PDF to text](https://toolpantry.app/pdf-to-text.html) instead, which is exact. Related: [PDF to Word](https://toolpantry.app/pdf-to-word.html) and [text to speech](https://toolpantry.app/text-to-speech.html).

## Notes

Powered by Tesseract compiled to WebAssembly — the same open-source engine behind many desktop OCR tools, running locally. Works best on screenshots and straight, well-lit scans; skewed or blurry photos lose accuracy. The engine (~8 MB) is downloaded once and cached, after which the tool works offline.

## FAQ

**How accurate is the OCR?**

For clean screenshots and scanned documents, accuracy is typically 95%+. Photos of text taken at an angle, in poor light, or with small fonts do worse. Sharpen and straighten the image first — the tool reports a confidence score so you know when to double-check.

**Which languages are supported?**

English and Spanish are built in. The recognition model for the selected language is downloaded once (a few MB) and cached; more languages can be added to the page over time.

**Is my image uploaded?**

No. The OCR engine (Tesseract compiled to WebAssembly) runs inside your browser and your image never leaves your device — safe for receipts, IDs, and internal documents.