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PNG to Text (OCR)

Processed on your device when possible · Enhanced scan deletes files in ~60s

Drop files here

One or many images or PDFs — we pick the right tool · Ctrl+V to paste

Document language

Your file can be Arabic, Hindi, English, etc. — this setting is independent of the site language menu.

Upload or paste above — extracted text will appear here

Processed on your device when possible · Enhanced scan deletes files in ~60s

  1. 1Upload or paste a file
  2. 2We extract the text
  3. 3Copy or download the result

About this tool

PNG to text is what you need when a screenshot, scan, or design export is saved as PNG and you want copyable words — not pixels. People search png ocr online, extract text from png, png to text converter free, and ocr png file without installing software. ScanText at scantext.net accepts PNG up to 10 MB alongside JPG and WEBP: upload, paste from clipboard after Snipping Tool, or use the camera on mobile. PNG is common for screen captures because it preserves sharp UI text; our OCR reads that text and outputs plain Unicode you can copy, search, or export as TXT or DOCX. Unlike cloud converters that upload every PNG by default, ScanText runs OCR in your browser when possible — useful for dashboards, chat screenshots, and diagrams. For low-contrast or tiny fonts, enable Higher quality; temporary server processing deletes files in about sixty seconds. Free, no account — the same engine as our image-to-text hub, tuned for PNG workflows in 2026.

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