Image to Word Converter

Turn a photo or scan into an editable Word document, free, in over 100 languages.

Runs in your browser. Your image is never uploaded.

How to use Image to Word Converter - Free OCR

  1. 1Upload a clear image of the text.
  2. 2Pick the language and press Extract.
  3. 3Copy the text or download it as a Word or text file.

About Image to Word

This image to word converter turns a photo of a document into a Word file you can edit. It keeps the shape of the page, so the .docx opens looking like the picture, not a wall of plain text. Headings stay big and bold, lists stay lists, and centered lines stay centered.

Most tools give you back one long block of plain text. This one reads the layout too, and rebuilds it in the Word file:

An honest note on limits: colors, italics, underlines and tables do not carry over yet. For a receipt or a form with columns, tick "Keep layout" and the on-screen text keeps its spacing for copying.

The download is a proper .docx, which is the jpg to word format people usually need for forms and offices. It opens in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, and the free viewers on any phone.

You are never stuck with the reader's first guess either. The result box is editable before you save. Words the reader was not sure about come highlighted, so they are easy to check.

The picture and the Word file are both made on your device, and nothing is uploaded. Even the reading engine comes from our own server as a one-time download of about 4 MB, cached after the first run. Close the tab and no copy of your document exists anywhere but your phone or computer.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is the text extraction?
Very good on a clear, straight, well-lit scan of printed text. Accuracy drops with handwriting, low resolution, heavy shadows or a photo taken at an angle — straighten and crop before extracting for the best result.
Which languages are supported?
A range of languages can be selected before extracting. Pick the right one first — running English recognition over another script is the usual cause of garbled output.
Can I download the text?
Yes, copy it directly or download it as a text or Word file.
Is my file uploaded to a server?
No. The whole tool runs as JavaScript inside your browser, so your file is processed on your own device and never leaves it. You can even load the page, disconnect, and it still works.
Is it free?
Yes — free and unlimited, with no sign-up, no watermark and no cap on how many files you run through it.