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Extract text from an image

Choose your images or PDFs

JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC or scanned PDF. No limit on how many.

Private: your files are never uploaded to the cloud.

That simple

  1. Choose your images or PDFs

    Drag them into the box or pick them from your computer or phone gallery. You can choose several at once.

  2. Pick the text language

    This page's language comes selected. If the text mixes languages, tick the ones it uses.

  3. Copy or download the text

    Press Extract text. You can fix it in the box, then copy it or download it as a .txt file.

Your files never go to the cloud

Many websites keep your documents on their servers while they process them. With Ilimita, your contracts, invoices or notes are never uploaded to the cloud or stored anywhere.

Great for personal documents: your images are never stored on any server.

Questions

What is OCR?

It stands for optical character recognition. It turns the letters in an image into text you can copy, edit or search.

Are my images uploaded to a server?

No. Your images and PDFs are never uploaded to the cloud or stored on any server. The only things downloaded are the text reader and the chosen language, the first time you use them.

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Yes. We read each page as an image. If a page already has text (it isn't scanned), we copy it as is, which is faster and has no mistakes.

Can it read handwriting?

Barely. It works well with printed text (documents, books, signs, screenshots), but handwriting usually comes out with many mistakes.

How do I get a better result?

Use a sharp, well-lit photo taken straight on, with the text level. Pick the right language and, if the text mixes languages, tick all of them.

Is there a limit on images or pages?

No. You can extract text from as many as you like. A long PDF takes longer, because each page is read separately.

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