How this OCR works
The tool downloads the open-source Tesseract engine into your browser the first time you use it, then recognises text locally. Nothing is sent to a server, so it is safe for ID cards, invoices and medical reports. The first run takes a few seconds to fetch the language file; later runs are faster.
Getting accurate results
Use sharp, well-lit images with the text horizontal. Crop to the text area if the photo includes a lot of background. Screenshots and printed documents reach 95%+ accuracy; handwriting and low-contrast photos are much less reliable. Set the language code to match the text: eng for English, hin for Hindi, mar for Marathi, tam for Tamil, ben for Bengali, guj for Gujarati.
What to do with the text
Copy it into a document, paste it into the Word counter, or run it through the Case converter. For multi-page scans, convert the PDF to images first and OCR each page.
Frequently asked questions
Is this OCR free and unlimited?
Yes. There is no page limit and no account.
Can it read Hindi?
Yes, set the language to hin. Accuracy is best on printed Devanagari.
Why is the first run slow?
The engine and language data are downloaded once; subsequent runs are quicker.