Yes. All 42 tools are 100% free with no signup, no ads in your face, and no hidden limits. The core tools will always be free.

Do AHX tools upload my data to a server?

No. Every tool runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your data never leaves your device.

Can I use AHX offline?

Yes. Once the page has loaded, every tool works without an internet connection. AHX is installable as a PWA.

Free Online OCR — Extract Text from Images Guide

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) lets you extract text from images, screenshots, and scanned documents. This guide covers how to use free online OCR tools that work entirely in your browser.

What is OCR?

OCR technology analyzes the pixels in an image and converts them into editable text. It is useful for digitizing scanned documents, extracting text from screenshots, and reading signs or menus from photos.

How to extract text from an image

• Open the AHX OCR tool (link below)
• Upload an image (PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP)
• Select the language (10+ supported)
• Click "Extract Text"
• Copy or edit the extracted text

Supported languages

• English
• Bengali
• Hindi
• Arabic
• Chinese (Simplified)
• Japanese
• Korean
• Spanish
• French
• German

The AHX OCR tool uses Tesseract.js, an AI-powered OCR engine that runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. Your images are never uploaded to any server.