Pull editable text out of a photo, scan or screenshot. The recognition runs on your own device, so there is no upload step and your image stays private.
No upload · No sign-up · Image never leaves your device
Drag in or choose a JPG or PNG. OCR runs locally in your browser.
The recognised text appears in the editor, ready to copy, format, export or listen to.
Most "free" online OCR tools upload your image to a server, cap how many you can do, or wrap the result in sign-up walls and adverts. Type Shifter runs the recognition in your browser using Tesseract.js, so there is no upload and nothing to leak.
The image is processed on your device. It is never sent anywhere, which matters for receipts, IDs and documents.
Scan as many images as you like during your trial. No per-page charges, no watermark, no upsell pop-ups.
Recognised text drops into the editor, so you can clean it up, apply a template and export in seconds.
Scan a book chapter, then have it read aloud with neural voices, or save it as an MP3 audiobook.
Yes. OCR is included in Type Shifter's free 14-day trial, with no credit card and no per-image charges.
No. The OCR runs entirely in your browser using Tesseract.js. Your image never leaves your device, so it stays private.
Common formats including JPG, PNG, WEBP, BMP, GIF and TIFF. Clear, well-lit images of printed text give the best results.
Yes. Once the text is recognised you can edit it, reformat it, export to PDF, DOCX, EPUB or HTML, or have it read aloud and saved as an MP3.
Free for 14 days. No upload, no sign-up, fully private.
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