Extract text from images
Turn images and documents into copy-editable text — Arabic & English.
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Extract Text from an Image in Arabic and English (OCR)
A free tool that turns images and scanned documents into copyable, editable text, supporting Arabic and English. It runs inside your browser — which matters a lot, because documents are often sensitive.
Arabic poses a genuine challenge for OCR: letters connect rather than standing apart, letter shapes change by position (initial, medial, final, isolated), and dots distinguish similar letters. Arabic accuracy is therefore typically lower than English — expected, not a flaw in the tool.
Treat the output as an excellent draft that saves you most of the typing, then proofread quickly — particularly numbers and names.
How to use it — step by step
- Choose the text language: Arabic, English, or both.
- Drop an image, screenshot or scanned document.
- Wait for recognition — the engine downloads once, then is cached.
- Copy the text or download it as a .txt file after proofreading.
Why processing inside your browser?
Your image never leaves your device. Most competing sites upload your photos to their servers to process them; this tool runs entirely in the browser. No upload, no account, no waiting and no limits — because your own device does the work.
Frequently asked
›How do I get the best accuracy?
A high-resolution image, photographed square-on, with even lighting and black text on white.
›Does it read handwriting?
Ordinary print fonts are far more accurate. Handwriting and decorative faces give poor results.
›Why pick “Arabic only” instead of mixed?
Selecting a single language raises accuracy compared with mixed mode.
›Is my document uploaded?
No. The engine runs inside your browser and your file never leaves your device.
🔒 The recognition engine loads once and is cached; all processing then runs on your device — your image never leaves it.