Copy text out of a photo or screenshot — without uploading it

Drop in a screenshot, scan, or photo of text and get the words back as editable text. The OCR engine is bundled inside this page — your image never leaves your device.

Image to scan (PNG, JPEG, WebP, BMP)

Drop an image here or click to browse your files.
Everything is processed locally — nothing is uploaded.

Extracted text (editable)

0 characters

Quick start

Drop or pick an image containing printed text — screenshots of articles, scanned pages, receipts.
The first scan loads the engine (a few seconds); later scans start faster.
Edit the result in the text box if the OCR missed a character, then copy or download it.
Sharp, evenly lit, straight-on images at 300 DPI-ish resolution give the best accuracy.

This page makes zero network requests after it loads. The OCR model and engine are embedded in the file itself, and your image is processed entirely in your browser's memory.

What is this page?

This is the real OCR Scanner — the same tool Untracked sells as a download — running free, right here in your browser. Your files are processed entirely on your own device: nothing is uploaded, no account is needed, and the page makes no network requests after it loads. You can verify that yourself: load the page, open your browser's network inspector, or even disconnect from the internet and keep using it.

Free page vs. the €9 download

Here (free): unlimited single files — one at a time, as many as you like, forever. Counted only in your own browser (localStorage): no cookies, no analytics, nothing that identifies you.

The download (€9, once): batch/folder processing, ZIP export, and the tool as a single HTML file that runs offline forever on any computer you own — even with no internet at all. Plus the commercial-use licence. Full details →

Questions people ask

Does my image get uploaded anywhere?

No. The OCR engine (Tesseract, compiled to WebAssembly) is bundled inside the page itself — there is no server behind it. Load it, disconnect from the internet, and it still works; or watch the network inspector record zero requests while a scan runs.

What can I scan?

Photos of printed pages, receipts, screenshots, whiteboards, signs — anything with readable printed text. PNG, JPEG, WebP and BMP. Output is real, editable text you can copy or download.

How accurate is it?

Clear printed text scans very reliably. Handwriting and degraded scans are the weak spot — the accuracy is standard OCR quality, so proofread anything important.

How many images can I scan at once?

The downloaded version batch-scans whole folders into one text file. This free page handles unlimited single images, one at a time.

What's the difference between this free page and the paid download?

This page scans unlimited single images, one at a time, and lives on this website. The €9 download adds batch folder scanning, and the same tool as a single file — no limits, offline forever, on any computer.