OCR Tools for Handwriting and Images
Pick your language below, or drop an image into the tool and let it detect the language for you. Every tool takes photos and screenshots and gives back editable text.
Choose a language
Auto-detects the language. Notes, letters and whiteboards to editable text.
Open ToolHandwriting OCRReads French cursive and keeps every accent: é, è, ç, œ.
Open ToolFrench OCRFrançaisModern handwriting plus old Kurrent and Sütterlin script.
Open ToolGerman OCRDeutschRussian cursive to real Cyrillic text, never transliteration.
Open ToolRussian OCRHandwritten and printed Tamil to Unicode, vowel signs intact.
Open ToolTamil OCRKeeps ą, ę, ł, ż and ź. Great for family letters and records.
Open ToolPolish OCRPolskiSimplified or Traditional characters, kept exactly as written.
Open ToolChinese OCR中文Right-to-left output with dots and hamza read correctly.
Open ToolArabic OCRالعربيةDevanagari handwriting to an editable Word document.
Open Tool
Not sure of the language? Try it here
This version detects the language on its own.
Drag & drop handwriting photos here
Up to 5 images at once. Phone photos work fine.
Or pressCtrl+Vto paste a screenshot
JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC · max 10 MB · images only, no PDF
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Frequently asked questions
Which OCR page should I use?
If you know the language, use its page: the model gets hints about that script, such as Polish diacritics, Arabic dots or Kurrent letter shapes. If you don't know the language or the page mixes several, use the general handwriting to text tool on this page.
What's the difference between the "handwriting to text" and "OCR" pages?
They run the same engine. The handwriting pages focus on notes, letters and cursive; the OCR pages cover printed text, scans and screenshots. Either one reads both kinds of text.
Why images only?
Each image gets the model's full attention, which keeps results accurate and fast. For a PDF, screenshot the pages and upload those images.
How much does it cost?
Your first image is free without an account. A free account gives 3 credits plus 1 free credit every day; each image uses one credit.