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Browser OCR (Local Processing)

Processed entirely on your device · your files are never uploaded

Drop files here

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

Upload or paste above — extracted text will appear here

Processed entirely on your device · your files are never uploaded

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

About this tool

Browser OCR means optical character recognition that runs in your web browser with WebAssembly and Tesseract.js — your image often never leaves your device. Searches include browser ocr, ocr in browser free, online ocr without uploading, client side ocr, and local ocr no server. ScanText at scantext.net is built around this model: open the page, drop a photo or paste a screenshot, and OCR executes on your machine when supported. That contrasts with iLovePDF, i2OCR, and imagetotext.info, which typically upload files to cloud servers by default. Browser OCR matters for IDs, medical forms, payroll screenshots, and student notes you will not send to a random SaaS. When a first read looks weak, ScanText automatically retries with script detection, rotation correction, and image filters — still entirely on your device. Nine languages including Arabic RTL and Hindi Devanagari. No account required in 2026.

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OCR that runs in your browser using local processing instead of uploading the image first.
Browser OCR — Free Online OCR in Your Browser | ScanText