Convert PNG to text

PNG is the format for screenshots, exported slides, diagrams and scans saved without compression, so its text is usually crisp and an easy read for OCR. Drop a PNG here and its words come back as plain text you can copy or save.

PNGs with transparent backgrounds, like logos or text cut out of a design, are placed on white first so dark lettering does not vanish into a black background. Small images are enlarged before reading.

Everything runs in your browser. Diagrams from work, screenshots of documents and exported slides stay on your machine; the page does not upload them, and after your first run it keeps working offline.

PNG is the usual format for exported slides, UI mockups and screenshots of code, and each has its own quirk. Slides read well, but text boxes laid out side by side can be read in an unexpected order. Mockups often use pale grey labels that are easy to miss. For code, keep line breaks as they are; the words and symbols come through, but indentation and runs of spaces are usually lost, so reformat it in your editor.

A PNG saved from a design tool at 1x can be small, a button label only a dozen pixels tall. Images under 1200 px on the long side are doubled before reading, which rescues most of these. If a small PNG still reads badly, export it again at 2x or 3x rather than enlarging it yourself. A fresh export draws the letters with real detail, while an enlarged copy only makes the existing blur bigger.