Does it work on handwritten text?

It works best on clearly printed text. Neat handwriting is often recognised accurately, but heavily stylised or very messy handwriting may produce mixed results.

Is Arabic text recognised correctly, including right-to-left layout?

Yes. The OCR engine supports Arabic and preserves the RTL reading order, so you can copy and paste the result directly into any RTL-aware editor.

Are my images uploaded to process the text?

No. All OCR processing runs locally in your browser using on-device models. Your images never leave your device.

What image formats can I use?

You can upload JPEG, PNG, WebP, and most common image formats. You can also paste a screenshot directly from your clipboard.

Image to Text

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Extract editable text from any photo or screenshot with OCR — English & Arabic, right in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Drop an image to extract text

OCR runs entirely in your browser — photos, screenshots or scans. Nothing is uploaded.

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What it does

Image to Text uses on-device OCR to pull editable text out of any photo, screenshot, or scanned image — no typing required. Drop in a picture of a printed page, a handwritten note, a business card, a sign, or a menu, and Carbide reads the words and hands them back to you as selectable, copyable text in seconds. It supports both English and Arabic, so you can extract RTL text just as easily as LTR. Because every bit of recognition runs directly in your browser, nothing is ever uploaded to a server — your images and the text inside them stay completely private. The tool is entirely free, requires no sign-up, and works offline once the page has loaded. Copy, edit, translate, or share the output however you like.

How to use the Image to Text

Open Image to Text in Carbide and tap the upload area or paste a screenshot.
Select the language of the text in your image — English or Arabic.
Tap Recognise Text and wait a moment while OCR runs on your device.
Copy the extracted text or edit it directly in the output area.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work on handwritten text?: It works best on clearly printed text. Neat handwriting is often recognised accurately, but heavily stylised or very messy handwriting may produce mixed results.
Is Arabic text recognised correctly, including right-to-left layout?: Yes. The OCR engine supports Arabic and preserves the RTL reading order, so you can copy and paste the result directly into any RTL-aware editor.
Are my images uploaded to process the text?: No. All OCR processing runs locally in your browser using on-device models. Your images never leave your device.
What image formats can I use?: You can upload JPEG, PNG, WebP, and most common image formats. You can also paste a screenshot directly from your clipboard.

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