Extract text from many images at once

Read text from many images or PDFs in one go, and download one file per image or everything combined.

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Drop images or PDFsor paste with ⌘V. Your files stay on your device.
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  1. 1Drop many images or PDFs.
  2. 2They're read one after another on your device.
  3. 3Download a zip of text files, or one combined file.
Do my files leave my device?
No. Text is read in your browser. The OCR engine and language data are downloaded once, then your files are processed and stay on your device.
Which languages work?
More than 40, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi and Russian. Each language downloads the first time you use it.
Does it read handwriting?
It's made for printed and on-screen text. Neat handwriting sometimes works, but results vary.

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