{"id":37949,"date":"2017-09-07T23:01:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T15:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=37949"},"modified":"2024-05-14T22:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T14:38:13","slug":"extract-images-best-ocr-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/extract-images-best-ocr-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Free OCR Tools to Extract Text from Images &#8211; Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to pull text from an image, an OCR tool is just what you need. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology <strong>scans and extracts text from images<\/strong>, allowing you to edit as needed.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, I will outline the <strong>best free OCR tools available across various platforms<\/strong>. To test these tools, I used text set in a complex handwritten font and took a screenshot, as well as normal text. In both cases, the results were flawless.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/top-web-annotation-and-markup-tools\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 7 Free Web Annotation and Markup Tools You Should Know\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">7 Free Web Annotation and Markup Tools You Should Know<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/top-web-annotation-and-markup-tools.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-8726 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/top-web-annotation-and-markup-tools.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">7 Free Web Annotation and Markup Tools You Should Know<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur huge list of web annotation tools should be able to provide the solution that can be use...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Understanding OCR Limitations<\/h2>\n<p>Before exploring the OCR tools, it\u2019s crucial to understand what OCR can achieve and its constraints.<\/p>\n<p>If the text <strong>within the image is blurred<\/strong> or out of focus, then the OCR scan may fail, leading to <strong>unsatisfactory results<\/strong>. This issue also applies to images with poor lighting or other distortions, often resulting in text that <strong>consists mostly of random characters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that <strong>both machine-generated and handwritten texts can be extracted<\/strong> using OCR technology, though the accuracy for handwritten text may not be as reliable as that of machine-generated text.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, there are various <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Optical_character_recognition#Types\"><strong>types of OCR technologies<\/strong><\/a> employed by these tools, which means that <strong>the accuracy of the extracted text can also vary depending on the method used<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>OCR Tools for Windows<\/h2>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/onenote\/digital-note-taking-app?ms.url=onenotecom&rtc=1\">Microsoft OneNote<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>If you have the Microsoft Office suite, you likely already have Microsoft OneNote installed. If not, you can <strong>download it separately for free<\/strong>. OneNote also offers a feature to scan images in your notes to extract text. Simply right-click on the image and select <strong>\u201cCopy Text From Picture\u201d<\/strong>. The text will then be copied to the clipboard, ready for you to paste wherever needed.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/extract-images-best-ocr-tools\/03-microsoft-onenote.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot showing Microsoft OneNote interface\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/onenote\/digital-note-taking-app?ms.url=onenotecom&rtc=1\/download\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-external-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  Download Microsoft OneNote <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Online OCR Tools<\/h2>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineocr.net\/\">Free Online OCR<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Free Online OCR tool lets you <strong>extract text in up to 46 languages, delivering results in either Word format or plain text<\/strong>. The performance is quite impressive and the text can be edited to perfection. Note that registration is required to access all languages and OCR bulk images.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/extract-images-best-ocr-tools\/04-free-online-ocr.jpg\" alt=\"Homepage of Free Online OCR\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineocr.net\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-external-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  Try Free Online OCR <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sodapdf.com\/ocr-pdf\/\">Free OCR<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Free OCR is a viable choice if your image is under the 6MB file size limit. It <strong>supports up to 29 languages<\/strong> and generally produces high-quality OCR results.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/extract-images-best-ocr-tools\/05-freeocr-online.jpg\" alt=\"Interface of Free OCR tool\" width=\"820\" height=\"404\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sodapdf.com\/ocr-pdf\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-external-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  Try Free OCR <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/0\/my-drive\">Google Drive OCR scan<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Google Drive offers a <strong>built-in OCR capability to extract text from images stored on its platform<\/strong>. To use this feature, right-click on the image and choose <strong>Google Docs<\/strong> from the <strong>Open With<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/extract-images-best-ocr-tools\/06-google-drive-ocr.jpg\" alt=\"Using OCR in Google Drive\" width=\"820\" height=\"542\"><\/figure>\n<p>The image will <strong>open in Google Docs as a new document<\/strong>, with the extracted text displayed below. Based on my testing, Google Drive\u2019s OCR occasionally makes spelling errors, but it tends to produce fewer random characters than other tools. You can <strong>learn more about it<\/strong> from our post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/google-drive-google-apps-scripts\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/extract-images-best-ocr-tools\/06-open-with-google-docs.jpg\" alt=\"Google Docs interface after OCR processing\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\"><\/figure>\n<h2>OCR Chrome Extensions<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to extract text from images found online, consider using some of the useful OCR extensions available for Google Chrome.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/copyfish-%F0%9F%90%9F-free-ocr-soft\/eenjdnjldapjajjofmldgmkjaienebbj\/related?hl=en\">Copyfish<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Copyfish allows you to <strong>select any area within your browser to scan<\/strong> using its OCR technology. It uniquely skips words it cannot fully understand, presenting only those it can extract accurately or nearly so, highlighted in orange.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/extract-images-best-ocr-tools\/08-copyfish.jpg\" alt=\"Copyfish OCR extension interface\" width=\"820\" height=\"571\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/copyfish-%F0%9F%90%9F-free-ocr-soft\/eenjdnjldapjajjofmldgmkjaienebbj\/related?hl=en\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-external-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  Install Copyfish Extension <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/project-naptha\/molncoemjfmpgdkbdlbjmhlcgniigdnf\">Project Naptha<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Project Naptha is a remarkable extension that <strong>automatically makes text within any image on websites editable<\/strong>. While it may struggle with smaller text, it <strong>excels with larger text<\/strong>, despite occasional formatting issues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/project-naptha\/molncoemjfmpgdkbdlbjmhlcgniigdnf\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-external-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  Install Project Naptha Extension <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>OCR Tools for Linux<\/h2>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/tesseract-ocr\/tesseract\">Tesseract OCR<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Tesseract OCR is an <strong>open-source OCR technology<\/strong> used by many tools, including the previously mentioned FreeOCR. Managed by Google, it provides reliable text extraction capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/tesseract-ocr\/tesseract\">Download Tesseract OCR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/tesseract-ocr\/tesseract\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-external-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  Tesseract OCR <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/cuneiform-linux\">Cuneiform<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Cuneiform is a dependable open-source OCR tool tailored for Linux users. It is especially <strong>effective for handwritten text<\/strong> compared to other OCR technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Although I haven\u2019t personally tested these tools on Linux, here is a quick <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splitbrain.org\/blog\/2010-06\/15-linux_ocr_software_comparison\"><strong>comparison of these OCR tools<\/strong><\/a> to give you an idea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/cuneiform-linux\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-external-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  Download Cuneiform <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>OCR Tools for Mobile Devices<\/h2>\n<h3>Text Fairy<\/h3>\n<p>Text Fairy is a highly acclaimed OCR app for Android that is completely free and ad-free. It features a <strong>robust editor to adjust both text and image perspectives<\/strong>, and supports text extraction in up to 50 languages.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/extract-images-best-ocr-tools\/11-text-fairy.jpg\" alt=\"Text Fairy OCR app interface\" width=\"800\" height=\"704\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.renard.ocr&hl=en\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-android\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  Android <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Google Keep<\/h3>\n<p>Google Keep, a popular note-taking app from Google, includes a convenient OCR feature. Simply import an image into a note, tap the <strong>three-dot<\/strong> menu, and select <strong>Grab image text<\/strong> to start the scan. The text appears directly in the note after scanning.<\/p>\n<p>For my test image, Google Keep delivered <strong>over 90% accuracy<\/strong> in text extraction, making it a highly recommended tool for such tasks.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/extract-images-best-ocr-tools\/12-google-keep-ocr.jpg\" alt=\"Google Keep OCR functionality\" width=\"800\" height=\"704\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/google-keep-notes-and-lists\/id1029207872\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-apple\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  iOS <\/span><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.keep&hl=en\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-android\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  Android <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>English OCR<\/h3>\n<p>English OCR is an excellent OCR tool for iOS that is <strong>free and known for its reliable accuracy<\/strong> in text extraction. It does include ads, but a <strong>pro version<\/strong> is available that removes advertisements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/english-ocr\/id560871318\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:0px\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-apple\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#fff\"><\/i>  iOS <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that the image I used for testing was very complex, leading to <strong>suboptimal results or complete failures<\/strong> with these tools. Typically, simpler text images will yield better results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Keep provided the best results<\/strong> for my test image, but this doesn\u2019t guarantee it will be the best for all types of images and OCR methods.<\/p>\n<p>I also <strong>recommend checking out the paid OCR software<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pdf.abbyy.com\/\"><strong>Abbyy Finereader<\/strong><\/a> if the free tools do not meet your needs. It\u2019s a commercial software far more powerful than these free versions, and it offers a free trial to test its effectiveness on your specific text image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/extract-text-from-images-imgclip\/\">How to Extract Text from Images Using Command Line<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to pull text from an image, an OCR tool is just what you need. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology scans and extracts text from images, allowing you to edit as needed. In this post, I will outline the best free OCR tools available across various platforms. 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