Extract Text from Images and Scanned PDFs Locally — Export to TXT, Markdown or Searchable PDF
Extract Text from Images and Scanned PDFs Locally — Export to TXT, Markdown or Searchable PDF?
Extract text from images and scanned PDFs in this browser and export TXT, Markdown, or a searchable PDF. Discord, WhatsApp, iMessage, and Slack screenshots are ordinary images. No upload and no account. Press F12, then Network, to confirm the file is not posted.
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Extract text from images and scanned PDFs in this browser and export TXT, Markdown, or a searchable PDF. Discord, WhatsApp, iMessage, and Slack screenshots are ordinary images. No upload and no account. Press F12, then Network, to confirm the file is not posted. Auto uses English and does not detect the script.
Extract text to TXT, Markdown, or a searchable PDF without upload
The page loads a small UI first. After you pick a file, this browser downloads the OCR engine and language data from creatorprivacykit.com — the same site — and runs recognition in Web Workers. The file itself is not posted anywhere.
If a PDF already contains usable text, Local OCR extracts that layer instead of re-scanning every page. Choose a language, then click Run OCR for scans and photos. Searchable PDF export adds an invisible text layer generated on this device.
Tested with real multilingual samples
September 2026 fixture set: 10 documents, 1 pass / 1 warn / 8 fail on key fields. Mean key-field accuracy 54.1%. Shipping a language pack is not an accuracy claim.
- ara FAIL
- deu PASS
- eng WARN
- spa FAIL
- fra FAIL
- hin FAIL
- jpn FAIL
- kor FAIL
- por FAIL
- chi_sim FAIL
Controlled screenshots and scans, not an industry or independent user study. Totals, IDs and messy camera photos still need a human check.
Verify it yourself (F12 Network)
This workflow processes your file in this browser tab. Opening DevTools is optional; it is the simplest way to watch what the page actually requests.
- Press F12 (or ⌥⌘I). Open DevTools, then the Network tab, before you start.
- Start the local job (clean, OCR, compress, merge).
- You can also disconnect the network after the page has loaded its UI. Same-origin engine/WASM/language files may still be cached from an earlier visit.
- Your file bytes are not POSTed to CreatorPrivacyKit for this step. Page HTML, CSS, and same-origin runtime assets still load over the network when they are not cached.
Expected Network activity: this site’s CSS/JS, and — after you run the tool — same-origin WASM, codec, or OCR language data. That is a download of our engine, not an upload of your file.
- Processing location
- This browser tab
- Media upload to our servers
- Not part of this workflow
- Remote analysis of your file
- No
This panel is a product fact, not a live packet sniffer. We do not invent a request counter. Ads, extensions, and your own later clicks can still create network traffic.
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FAQ
How do I read a Discord or WhatsApp screenshot?
On a desktop browser, focus this page and paste with Ctrl+V or Command-V, or drop a PNG or JPG. Discord, WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, and receipt screenshots are ordinary images. Recognition starts when you run OCR. Nothing is posted to an OCR account. Pick the language of the text first. The Auto choice uses English and does not detect the script.
Can I export a searchable PDF?
Yes, for scans this tool can read. Searchable PDF export adds an invisible text layer from the word boxes, generated on this device. If the PDF already has a usable text layer, that layer is reused until you choose Force OCR. Force OCR can leave both the original text and the OCR layer. Encrypted PDFs are rejected. The 2026-09 fixture set is a controlled check, not an industry benchmark, and this page does not quote a single accuracy percentage.
Does Auto detect the language?
No. Auto uses English. Choose the matching recognition language for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and other shipped scripts.
Is my document uploaded?
No. Recognition runs in this tab. The OCR engine is loaded from this same origin after you choose to run it.
Can I paste a screenshot?
On desktop Chromium, Firefox, and Safari, paste with Ctrl+V or ⌘V after focusing the page. Some browsers block the Paste button from reading the clipboard until you grant permission, or until you use the keyboard shortcut. Mobile browsers often cannot read screenshots from the clipboard; drop or choose a file instead.
Can it read invoices and screenshots?
It can extract text from many screenshots, receipts and scans. Totals, dates and tax IDs still need a human check — OCR is not a bookkeeping system.
Which languages can it read?
English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, and Arabic. Auto uses English and does not detect script. The page language is not an OCR pack — you can run any shipped recognition language on any UI locale. Vietnamese recognition data is not shipped.
Measured accuracy on controlled fixtures: 2026 multilingual OCR benchmark