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FastOCR

Free OCR Online - Extract Text from Images & PDFs

Free OCR tool to extract text from images and PDFs instantly. AI-powered OCR supports 100+ languages including English, Urdu, Arabic, Farsi. No registration required.

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How to Use Free OCR

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    Upload your image or PDF - Supports JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, BMP, and PDF files
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    OCR extracts text - Our AI-powered OCR technology reads all text from your image or PDF with 99%+ accuracy
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    Copy or translate - Get your extracted text instantly, or translate it to any of 100+ languages

Screenshot OCR — Extract Text from Screenshots

FastOCR handles screenshots just as well as scanned documents. Whether you need to extract text from a dark mode UI, a code snippet, or an error message, the AI engine recognizes text regardless of background color or font rendering.

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Dark mode screenshots

Light text on dark backgrounds is recognized accurately. No need to invert colors before uploading.

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UI text and menus

Extract text from app interfaces, settings screens, dialog boxes, and navigation menus. Useful for documentation and bug reports.

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Code extraction

Screenshot of code in a terminal or IDE? FastOCR extracts it as selectable text you can paste directly into your editor.

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Error messages and logs

Capture error dialogs or log output as screenshots and extract the text for searching, sharing, or filing bug reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I use free OCR?

Upload your image (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, BMP, or PDF) to FastOCR. Our AI-powered OCR will automatically detect and extract all text from the image. You can then copy the text or translate it to any of 100+ languages.

Is free OCR really free?

Yes, FastOCR offers free OCR with no registration required. You can use free OCR on unlimited images and PDFs at no cost.

What file formats does free OCR support?

Free OCR supports JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, BMP image formats and PDF documents. Maximum file size is 20MB for images and 1GB for PDFs.

What OCR languages are supported?

Free OCR supports 100+ languages including English OCR, Urdu OCR, Arabic OCR, Farsi OCR, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, and many more. The OCR engine automatically detects the language.