Image to Text Converter
Extract editable text from JPG, JPEG and PNG images quickly and easily with EOConvert OCR.
Drop your image here
or choose an image file from your computer
Choose your image
Select the image file you want to convert.
Extract Text
Upload your file and let EOConvert convert the text from your image.
Download your text
Download the TXT file containing your extracted text.
Why Convert Image to Text?
Extracted text can be edited, copied, saved and reused in other applications.
Easy to View
Turn text inside images into editable text without manually typing it.
One Image Per Page
Text is automatically recognized from supported JPG, JPEG and PNG images.
Text Download
The extracted text is provided as a convenient TXT file.
Image to Text Converter Online – Extract Text from Images with OCR
EOConvert Image to Text Converter helps you extract readable text from JPG, JPEG and PNG images directly in your browser. Upload an image, select the recognition language and EOConvert uses optical character recognition (OCR) to identify the text contained in the image. The extracted content can then be downloaded as a TXT file.
Image to text conversion is useful when text is available only inside a screenshot, scanned page, photograph or other image file. Instead of typing the content manually, OCR can turn recognizable text in the image into text that can be copied, edited, searched and reused.
How Image to Text OCR Works
OCR, or optical character recognition, analyzes the visual patterns of letters, numbers and other characters inside an image. EOConvert processes the uploaded JPG, JPEG or PNG image and attempts to recognize those characters as digital text.
OCR accuracy depends on the source image. Clear text, good contrast, sufficient resolution and correctly oriented images generally produce better results. Blurry photographs, decorative fonts, handwriting, shadows or low-resolution images may reduce recognition accuracy. Always review important extracted text before using it.
When Is Image to Text Conversion Useful?
Image to text conversion can help with screenshots, scanned notes, photographed documents, receipts, printed material and other images containing readable text. The extracted text can be saved as a TXT file and used in documents, notes or other applications.
If you need to change an image to another image format, try the Image Converter. If the text you need is inside a PDF document, the PDF to Word converter may be more suitable. You can also browse all EOConvert tools for additional document and image utilities.
For general information about optical character recognition, see Optical character recognition.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Image to Text Converter?
An Image to Text Converter uses optical character recognition (OCR) to detect text inside an image and convert it into digital text that can be copied, edited or saved.
Which image formats can I use?
EOConvert currently supports JPG, JPEG and PNG images for Image to Text conversion.
Which languages are supported?
The current Image to Text tool supports English, Turkish and combined English + Turkish text recognition.
Why is some extracted text incorrect?
OCR results depend on image quality, text clarity, resolution, contrast, orientation and font style. Blurry or low-quality images may produce less accurate results.
What format is the extracted text downloaded in?
EOConvert provides the extracted text as a plain TXT file that can be opened with common text editors and other applications.