Screenshot OCR & Text Extractor
Instantly extract text from any screenshot. Just press Ctrl+V to paste your screenshot, optionally crop the region, and extract text instantly directly in your browser. 100% private.
1. Paste Screenshot
Paste or Upload
Press Ctrl+V anywhere on the page, or click to browse.
2. Extracted Text
Paste a screenshot and click Extract to see the text here.
How to Convert Screenshots to Text
Our Screenshot OCR is built for speed. Extract text from images without saving files to your desktop.
Snip & Paste
Use your OS snipping tool (Win+Shift+S or Cmd+Shift+4) to capture a screen area, then press Ctrl+V anywhere on this page.
Crop Region (Optional)
Click and drag over the pasted image to highlight exactly what you want to read. The OCR will ignore surrounding UI elements.
Copy Text
Click "Extract Text" and instantly get the results. Switch between Prose or Code modes to retain exact monospaced tab formatting.
Why Use This Screenshot OCR?
Lightning Fast Clipboard Access
Skips the file saving and uploading process completely. Just copy and paste directly from your clipboard.
100% Client-Side Privacy
Your screenshots never leave your browser. Perfect for extracting text from confidential emails or internal chat logs.
Built-in Interactive Cropping
Easily draw a box over the specific paragraph or code block you want, ignoring annoying UI borders or backgrounds.
Screen-Font Optimized
Images are dynamically upscaled using high-quality Canvas interpolation before OCR, ensuring maximum accuracy on small UI text.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are my pasted screenshots saved on your servers?
Absolutely not. All image processing and OCR extraction happens 100% locally within your browser using Tesseract.js. Your screenshots are never uploaded or stored anywhere.
Can I extract code formatting from tutorials?
Yes! If you select "Code" mode before extracting, the OCR engine is optimized to retain monospaced alignments, line breaks, and indentation, making it perfect for grabbing code from YouTube tutorials.
Does it work on mobile devices?
Yes. While you can't use the Ctrl+V shortcut on mobile, you can easily tap the upload area to select a screenshot directly from your mobile photo gallery, then crop and extract text just like on a desktop.