Extract text from a screenshot
Upload a clear screenshot or photo with printed text. Convurter runs OCR and returns one expiring TXT download.
Input
screenshot.png
Output
image-text.txt
Documents And OCR
Image to Text
Convert JPG, PNG, and WebP images to plain text with temporary self-hosted OCR processing.
Waiting
Temporary server processing
Input
Image to Text. Sign in to use paid server processing. Image to Text accepts image files up to 10 MB; files expire 1 hour after processing starts. Heavier processing; keep anonymous use narrow and review the output before sharing.
image onlyUp to 10 MBHeavier processingExpires after 1 hour
Drop an image hereTemporary upload required. Your file is checked before processing starts.
Guide
How to use Image to Text
Step-by-step
- Choose a jpg, jpeg, png, webp file for temporary processing.
- Start the extraction job and wait for the status to change from queued or running to completed.
- Review the txt result, then copy or download it if the workbench offers that action.
- Use the related tools on this page for cleanup, validation, conversion, or the next step in the workflow.
Questions
Is Image to Text free to use?
Yes. The public tool is free to use with conservative temporary processing limits.
Are my files uploaded?
Yes. This tool uses temporary server processing, and job files are designed to expire automatically.
What should I check before using the txt result?
OCR output must be reviewed before use. Review the final output before using it in production work.
What can I do after this?
Good next steps include Image Text Quality Checker, OCR Language Readiness Checker, and Text Diff.
Workflow fit
Use Image to Text in the right place
If you are unsure, start from the document chooser and decide whether the job is structure review, sharing-risk review, or DOCX to PDF readiness.
Best for
- DOCX and ODT review workflows where structure, styles, fonts, images, links, tracked changes, or metadata need inspection.
- Preparing a document before conversion, upload, client delivery, or internal review.
- A focused extract task where the expected output is txt.
Before you start
- This tool uses temporary server processing, so avoid uploading files you are not allowed to process in an external service.
- Keep the editable source document available before extracting text, inspecting package data, or converting DOCX to PDF.
- Review outline, styles, fonts, images, and links before conversion because those are common sources of layout surprises.
- Check tracked-change markers and metadata before sending files that came from collaborative editing.
- Confirm the exact input and output expectation before running the tool.
Quality checks
- Confirm the extracted content is the content you intended; extraction is different from rendering, OCR, or visual review.
- Compare structure, readable text, and metadata against what the recipient should actually see.
- For DOCX to PDF, inspect the generated PDF after conversion instead of assuming office layout fidelity is perfect.
- Checksum the final shared copy when version traceability matters.
- Copy or download the result only after confirming the displayed output matches the task you intended.
Common mistakes
- Treating a package-level report as a visual layout guarantee. It is a signal, not a full office renderer.
- Converting to PDF before checking revisions, links, fonts, and embedded images can preserve problems into the final copy.
- Assuming ODT and DOCX have identical conversion support. ODT review is public; broad office conversion remains gated.
- Uploading sensitive files without checking retention, limits, and whether local tools could solve the task first.
- Treating the first result as final without checking the destination requirement.
Continue the workflow
Use these when the current result is only one step in a longer task.
Verify or clean up
Use these when the output needs checking, cleanup, comparison, compression, or a final share-ready pass.