Open Image to Text on News Appite, choose the photo or screenshot, select the language (English, Hindi or English + Hindi) and press "Extract text". For scanned PDFs use PDF OCR, which can also create a searchable PDF.
Extract text from a photo or screenshot
- Open Image to Text.
- Choose one or more images (JPG, PNG, WebP).
- Select the language. For bilingual notices choose English + Hindi.
- Press Extract text. Copy the result or download it as a TXT file.
The OCR engine (Tesseract) runs in your browser. The first run downloads the language data, which is then cached.
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Scanned PDFs
Use PDF OCR. Choose the pages, the language and the output: plain text, or a searchable PDF that looks the same but lets you select and search words.
How to get the most accurate result
- Use sharp, well-lit, straight images; screenshots are ideal.
- Crop away everything except the text.
- Straighten tilted pages with the Document Scanner first.
- Printed text works far better than handwriting.
- Always proofread numbers, names and amounts.
Supported languages
English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Urdu, plus a combined English + Hindi mode.
Frequently asked questions
Can it read Hindi text from images?
Yes. Choose Hindi or English + Hindi; clear printed Devanagari is recognised well.
Is OCR free?
Yes, with no limits or sign-up.
Are my images uploaded?
No. Recognition runs in your browser.
Photo se text kaise nikale?
News Appite ka Image to Text tool kholiye, photo chuniye, bhasha (Hindi ya English) chuniye aur "Extract text" dabaiye. Text copy kar lijiye ya TXT file download kijiye.
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