There are hundreds of OCR tools available online, and it might be tough for users to try and test each one in order to find a good one. As a result, we’ve made things easier for you by selecting the top five online OCR tools for converting scanned images to editable text files.
We will be discussed everything, like each tool working, their key features, pros and cons, and at the end, we will check out their pricing plans.
So, let’s start.
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Imagetotext.info
Imagetotext.info is a free online tool that can help you easily extract text from an image by uploading it from your device storage.
This tool does not require any sort of registration, and it opens directly to the main page. It also has a very simple interface and you don’t need to look hard for any specific option. All of its options are available on the screen.
Now, let’s see whether it is worth using or not.
For this, we have taken an image and uploaded it to this tool (as shown in the below image).
After uploading, we clicked on the “Submit” button. It will scan the text within the image by OCR and give you the results.
As you can see in the above image, this tool accurately extracts the text from the given image. This tool also gave us the option to download the text file and copy the output to the clipboard.
Considering the free accessibility, the accurate extraction, and the post-processing options, we can say that this tool is worth using.
Now, let’s see what key features Imagetotext.info offers:
Key Features
- More than 17 different languages
- Multiple options to import images
- Free to use
- Available option to copy the text to the clipboard
- Output can be downloaded in the TXT format
Here are the benefits and drawbacks of this tool.
| Benefits | Drawbacks |
| Easy to use | Ads on the screen |
| Has an attractive interface | Doesn’t have a dark mode |
| Extracts the text accurately | |
| Suitable for multi-lingual users |
Moving on, let’s talk about its pricing plan.
Pricing Plan
Imagetotext.info is a free tool and doesn’t have any premium version. You can use this tool for free without any limits. However, the developers do have a donation model set up via “Buy Helping World a coffee”.
Editpad.org
Image to Text Converter by Editpad.org is also a free online tool that you can use for all your OCR needs. You can import JPG, PNG, JPEG, and BMP images and extract the text from them without any hassle.
This tool is also easy and simple to use for everyone. You just need to upload the text image, and it will give you the results. Although the interface is a bit cluttered, you won’t have trouble finding any options because all of them are easily visible.
Just like we tested the tool above, we will also test this tool with the same image and see its results.
Now, let’s see how results are provided by this tool.
In the above image, as you can see that this tool extracts the exact text from the given image. This tool also gave us the option to copy the extracted text to the clipboard. There was no feature for downloading the text, which was a bit of a letdown.
Now that we are done with the demonstration, let’s talk about its key features.
Key Features
- 6 different languages
- Free to use without any limits
- Multiple options to import the image
- Available option to copy the text to the clipboard
Now, let’s check the benefits and drawbacks of this tool.
| Benefits | Drawbacks |
| Easy to use | Ads on the screen |
| Doesn’t store user data | Doesn’t have a dark mode |
| Extracts the text accurately | Requires captcha |
| Several supported languages |
Pricing Plan
As we have already discussed, the Image to Text Converter by Editpad.org is a free tool. You can use any of its features for free. However, there are platform-wide premium packages that you can purchase to enjoy certain benefits.
OCR.best
OCR.best is also another free online tool that helps users in extracting text from images quickly and effortlessly. The interface of this tool is quite different. It has a small box (not an input box, like other tools have) where it supports multiple image-uploading options.
The use of this tool is also easy and simple. You can also upload the image from Google Drive or Dropbox.
Now, if we talk about how accurate this tool is, then let us show you. We have taken the same image that we have used in the above tools and will upload it into this tool.
Now, let’s see if it extracts the text accurately or not.
As you can see in the above image, this tool is also accurate in extracting text from images. Compared to the above tools, this one has provided more options than others. Like you can copy the text to the clipboard in real time.
Compared to the above tools, this one provided more options for downloading the extracted text. Not only does it support TXT downloads, but also DOC files. And of course, apart from the downloading options, the copy button is also present that you can use for instantly pasting the output elsewhere.
Let’s talk about its key features.
Key Features
Here are some key features of OCR.best.
- 19 different languages
- Free to use without any limits
- Multiple options to import the image, including Google Drive & Dropbox
- Available option to copy the text to the clipboard
- You can also download the file in DOC or TXT format
Now, let’s see its benefits and drawbacks.
| Benefits | Drawbacks |
| Easy to use | Ads on the screen |
| Do not store user data | Doesn’t have a dark mode |
| Eye-catching interface | Complete captcha |
| Extract the text accurately | |
| 19 different supported languages |
Pricing Plan
OCR.best is also a free tool, and yet it doesn’t have any premium version. All of its features are accessible for free.
Cardscanner.co
Image to Text Converter by Cardscanner.co is also another free tool that helps users to extract text from images in less time. From our personal experience, this tool also works accurately to copy text from images.
The interface of this tool is also quite simple, in which all of its useful options are available on the main screen.
Let’s check how accurate this tool is in extracting text from images. We will examine this tool as same we did in the above ones.
We have taken a screenshot of a random paragraph and uploaded it to the tool.
Here is the result provided by this tool:
Remember, whenever you upload the image in this tool, don’t get confused because this tool changes the preview of the given image in HTML format (as shown on the left side of the above image).
However, the output result of this tool is also accurate and on point.
Now, let’s see what features this tool offers.
Key Features
- Free to use without any limits
- 20+ different supported languages
- Can upload multiple images at a time and extract text from them
- Multiple options to import the image, including Google Drive and Dropbox
- Download the file in DOC, PDF, TXT, and HTML format
Now, let’s move toward its benefits and drawbacks.
| Benefits | Drawbacks |
| Easy to use | Ads on the screen |
| Upload multiple images at a time | Requires captcha |
| 20+ different supported languages | |
| Extract the text accurately | |
| Allows you to download the text in multiple file format |
Pricing Plan
Image to Text Converter by CardScanner.co is also a free tool, and yet it doesn’t have any premium version. You can use this OCR tool without any limits.
Branah.com
Those who quickly want to extract text from images can use the Image to Text Converter by Branah.com. The interface of this tool is easy to use. You just need to upload the image, and it will automatically scan and extract the text within a fraction of a second. You don’t have to complete the captcha, click on the button, or anything else.
Let’s take a look at the accuracy of this tool in extracting text from the image. We will check this by uploading the same text image we used in other tools.
As you can see in the above image, this tool is also accurate in extracting the text from the image. The downloading options of this tool are quite different. You can also email the extracted text or search for it via Google. And of course, like the others, this tool also provides the option to copy the text to the clipboard.
Moving on, let’s see what key features this tool offers.
Key Features
- 90+ different supported languages
- Provides an option to email or Google the extracted text
- Free to use without any limits
- Multiple options to import the image
Let’s move towards its benefits and drawbacks.
| Benefits | Drawbacks |
| Easy to use | Ads on the screen |
| Extract the text accurately | Requires captcha |
| 90+ different supported languages |
Pricing & Plan
Image to Text by Branah.com is also a free tool and doesn’t have any premium plan.
End Line
So, these are the five OCR tools that you can utilize to extract text from images and use them without any hassle. All of the above-mentioned tools are free to use and don’t have any limits. Along with this, some tools also offer an option from where you can download the extracted text in a file format. Some tools also offer multiple languages, but some don’t.
You can choose any one of them because every tool is accurate in extracting text from an image.
