Picture to Text Converter

Picture to Text (picturetotext.info) is a browser-based image to text converter. Users upload, paste, or drag and drop an image, click Convert, and receive extracted editable text that can be copied or downloaded as a TXT file. The page states it uses OCR for printed text and ICR for handwritten text, supports many image formats including JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, BMP, HEIC, and TIFF, and recognizes more than 20 languages. It also offers batch processing, with free users limited to 3 images at once and premium users up to 50. The site states it does not store images or extracted text and that data is deleted after conversion. It also lists related tools such as JPG to Word, PDF to Text, Image to PDF, Grayscale Image, Invert Image, and Reverse Image Search. Pricing is shown as a free tier plus paid plans at $2.99 weekly, $4.99 monthly, and $24.99 yearly, with free users restricted to 3 files, JPG/JPEG/PNG only, and 5MB maximum file size.

Key features

• Extract text from images, photos, screenshots, scanned documents, PDFs, and handwritten notes
• OCR for printed text and ICR for handwritten text
• Supports JPG, PNG, JPEG, GIF, JFIF, TIFF, BMP, WEBP, HEIF, HEIC and other formats
• Recognizes text in more than 20 languages
• Batch image processing: up to 3 images at once for free users, up to 50 for premium users
• Copy extracted text to clipboard or download as TXT file
• Drag and drop, upload, paste, or camera input
• No software installation required and accessible from any device
• Claims not to store uploaded images or extracted text
• Additional related tools: JPG to Word, PDF to Text, Image to PDF, PDF to Word, Grayscale Image, Invert Image, Reverse Image Search

Best suited for

• Students and educators digitizing handwritten notes or assignments
• Professionals digitizing contracts, invoices, reports, and memos
• Researchers converting scanned papers and books into editable text
• Writers and journalists editing scanned documents
• Graphic designers copying text from design elements or sketches
• Travelers translating signboards and menus
• Legal teams converting printed case files into searchable text
• Automating data entry from printed papers

Pricing

Free tier available with unlimited conversions without registration (limited to 3 files, JPG/JPEG/PNG, 5MB max). Paid plans: $2.99 weekly, $4.99 monthly, $24.99 yearly.