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Scan to Text

Point your camera at a document or upload a photo — OCR extracts the text instantly in your browser.

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What is Scan to Text?

Scan to Text extracts readable text from a photo or camera scan of a document. Point your phone camera at a receipt, letter, book page, or sign — the OCR engine reads and returns the text so you can copy or edit it.

How It Works

Your image is processed entirely in-browser using Tesseract OCR (a Google open-source OCR engine compiled to WebAssembly). No image is uploaded to any server. Works on any device with a modern browser.

Key Benefits

  • Use your phone camera directly to scan documents
  • No upload — OCR runs locally in your browser
  • Works on receipts, letters, book pages, signs, and more
  • Copy and download the extracted text
  • Supports multiple image formats: JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC

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