Packaging designs and dielines
Check ingredient lists and claims carefully before the plate and print run begin.
Free online OCR tool
Image to text converter
Upload a screenshot, photo, scan, or finished graphic. Gard's image-to-text OCR turns visible words into copyable text you can review, reuse, or paste into a spelling and grammar checker.
Upload or drag image
What it reads
Pull the copy out of any flat image
JPG, PNG, WebP exports, screenshots, and photos of printed pages: if the words are pixels, you can't select them. Extracting the text gives them back.
Infographics
Handle charts and data graphics with lots of small labels, which are easy to skim past in review.
Marketing graphics
Use OCR on ad and social creative that will run as paid placement, where a typo can waste spend and hurt the impression.
Email marketing images
Read hero banners and image-based campaigns that cannot be edited after the send goes out.
Screenshots
Capture a design, proof, or page when you need the words as text instead of retyping them by hand.
Photos and scans
Turn a printed label, poster, or leaflet back into copy you can search and check.
Extract, review, reuse
How to extract text from an image
Turn words locked inside a screenshot, photo, scan, or finished graphic into text you can select and work with.
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Add the image
Upload a file or paste a link. Choose an image from your device, or paste a direct image URL into the upload box above.
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Run the OCR
Gard opens the image-to-text workflow in the web app and turns the visible words into selectable copy.
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Check and reuse it
Proofread the extracted text without retyping it. Gard flags spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes so you can fix them fast.
From pixels to proofreadable copy
OCR gets the words out. Proofreading checks the words.
Image-to-text OCR
It answers what words are visible. Then it creates text you can copy into another tool to search, review, or edit.
Spelling and grammar review
It asks whether those words are correct after you check the OCR transcript against the source image.
OCR can misread a character now and then, so verify names, prices, dates, URLs, and other critical details before you treat a flag as an error in the original image.
Image-to-text FAQ
Common questions about extracting text
What is image-to-text OCR?
Image-to-text OCR recognizes visible characters inside an image and turns them into selectable, copyable text.
How do I copy text from an image?
Upload the image or paste its direct link above. Gard sends it to the image-to-text workflow, where OCR creates copyable text for you to review and reuse.
Can I put extracted image text into a spelling or grammar checker?
Yes. Compare the OCR transcript against the original image first, then paste it into your preferred spelling or grammar checker. Or skip the copy-paste step: Gard proofreads the copy directly inside the image and marks every spelling, grammar, and punctuation error on the artwork itself, so you can see which line each one is on.
Which image formats can I convert — JPG, PNG, WebP?
JPG, PNG, and WebP all work, and the format makes no difference to the result. What matters is how legible the lettering is. A crisp PNG export of a design will read more cleanly than a heavily compressed JPG of the same artwork.
Is the image-to-text converter free?
Yes — extracting the text costs nothing and needs no credit card. Gard itself is the paid part: once the copy is out of the image, it proofreads that copy in place and flags spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors on the artwork before it ships.