To turn a photo into text, upload it to an OCR tool: it recognises the letters in the image and returns a text file you can copy and edit.
Extract the text step by step
- Take or pick the photoUse a sharp, well-lit image of the text you want to extract.
- Upload it to the toolOpen image to text and select the photo.
- Download the textYou get a .txt file with the recognised text; review it before you use it.
Tips so it comes out better
- Use good light and focus well; sharp text is recognised much better.
- Avoid shadows and glare on the paper.
- Frame only the text, with no backgrounds full of other elements.
Each job processes one image. Multi-page PDF OCR in a single click is not a published tool: rasterise pages first if you need several sheets. Guest results expire; there is no saved library of texts.