Image → Text (OCR)
Extract text from images with OCR – 26 languages
Why Bild → Text (OCR)?
OCR (text recognition) makes printed and scanned text digitally searchable and editable. Perfect for invoices, contracts, screenshots, and scanned documents – recognize text in 26 languages including German, English, Chinese, and Japanese. Your files are deleted immediately after conversion.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is OCR?
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) recognizes text in images and scanned documents. The technology reads letters and words from pixels and converts them into editable text. This lets you digitize printed documents, screenshots, or photos so you can search, copy, and edit the content.
Which image formats are supported?
The OCR converter supports JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, and GIF. All common image formats can be processed. For best results, use high-resolution images with good contrast and clear text.
Which languages are recognized?
26 languages are supported, including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Turkish, and many more. You can also specify multiple languages simultaneously, e.g., eng+deu for English-German documents.
Are my images stored on the server?
No, your images are deleted immediately and automatically after conversion. We don't store any files and don't keep logs of your uploads. Your data stays private.
About TXT
TXT (Plain Text) is the oldest and simplest file format in existence - it contains exclusively characters without formatting, images, or structural markup of any kind. UTF-8 encoding has replaced ASCII as the standard and enables the representation of all Unicode characters, making TXT suitable for multilingual text without any limitations. TXT files are supported by every text editor, programming environment, and operating system without exception. Fault tolerance is maximal: even partially corrupt TXT files remain readable since no header or footer is required. TXT is the format for configuration files, log files, source code, notes, and any content where formatting is irrelevant and pure textual information is paramount. TXT files have no file size limitation beyond the filesystem itself. Converting to PDF is suitable for distribution as a formatted document, while converting from PDF to TXT via OCR makes scanned documents searchable and extracts the raw text content.
Why convert JPG/PNG/TIFF/BMP/GIF → TXT?
The universal image converter processes any input format and converts it uniformly — ideal when you need to bring images from various sources (smartphone, scanner, screenshots, design tools) into a consistent format. Converting to TEXT is the fastest solution to prepare images for web, print, or mobile use. TEXT is the universal target format for any type of image processing and ensures consistent display across all platforms. Plain text without formatting — universally readable but without structure, formatting, or layout information.