# Free OCR tools

These free OCR tools each read one page, a photo or the first page of a PDF, and give you the text to copy or download. They are free with a free account: you see the first lines right away, then sign up with your email to get all of it.

## Pick a tool

- [Image to text](https://www.loreai.org/image-to-text): Turn an image into text you can copy. Upload a JPG, PNG or WEBP photo of a page and get the text back in seconds, free with a free account.
- [PDF to text](https://www.loreai.org/pdf-to-text): Convert a PDF page to plain text, scanned pages too. Upload a PDF and get text you can copy or download as .txt or Word, free with a free account.
- [Photo to Word converter](https://www.loreai.org/photo-to-word): Turn a photo or JPG of a document into an editable Word file with its tables, lists and headings rebuilt. Translate it in the same step if you want.

## What every tool has in common

- **Files**: JPG, PNG, WEBP or PDF, up to 5 MB
- **Pages**: One. For a longer PDF the tool reads page 1
- **Runs**: 10 a day with a free account
- **Downloads**: Copy the text, or download it as .txt or Word
- **Kept**: The text is deleted after 1 hour

For a whole document, translated and rebuilt as an editable Word file, use the [LoreAI app](https://www.loreai.org/app). Your first document is free, up to 3 pages.

By Matt Mountain · Updated November 2, 2026