How to Extract Text from an Image (Photo to Text)

Stop retyping data from screenshots. Use OCR to pull the text directly out of any image.

The Copy-Paste Dilemma

You find a great recipe, a useful code snippet, or a quote on Instagram, but it's embedded in an image. You can't copy it. Retyping it is tedious and prone to errors.

Photo OCR to the Rescue

Our OCR tool isn't just for PDFs; it accepts images too!

Upload your screenshot, photo, or scanned image (JPG/PNG).
Select the language (e.g., English).
Tuko analyzes the pixels locally and outputs the raw text.
Copy the text to your clipboard and paste it anywhere!

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