Image Text Extractor

Copy Text from Image

Upload a screenshot, a photo of a receipt, or a scanned page — PixPurge reads the text and hands it back to you as something you can paste. No retyping, no install, nothing to figure out.

Upload Image to Extract Text

or drop a file here — or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V

Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC • Max 10MB • Sign in to start — free monthly credits on sign-up

By uploading an image you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

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More Ways to Handle Text in Images

Copy text out of an image, erase text from it, or take watermarks off your photos — every PixPurge tool runs on the same one-click flow.

Remove Text from Image

Erase text, captions, and date stamps from your photos — the main PixPurge tool.

Remove Watermark from Image

Erase watermarks, logos, and date stamps from your photos — background kept intact.

Pricing — Credit Packs and Plans

One-time credit packs, monthly plans, and the yearly pass.
How It Works

Copy Text from an Image in Three Steps

No editing skills needed — here's the whole flow.

Step 1

Upload your image

Drag in a screenshot, a receipt photo, or a scanned page. JPG, PNG, WebP, and HEIC up to 10MB — you can also paste a screenshot straight in.

Step 2

Let the AI read it

PixPurge goes through the image and pulls out the words — printed text, screenshots, and clear handwriting alike. Most images take just a few seconds.

Step 3

Copy and paste it anywhere

Review the text, hit Copy Text, and drop it into your notes, your editor, or an email. It stays editable — nothing locked inside the picture.

Use Cases

What People Copy Text Out of Every Day

A few of the everyday jobs this image text extractor handles.

Screenshots

Grab a quote, an error message, or a chat line out of a screenshot without retyping it.

Receipts and invoices

Read totals, dates, and line items off a photo so you can log them or split a bill.

Documents and notes

Convert a photo of a printed page or a whiteboard into text you can edit and search.

Signs, labels, and packaging

Pull the wording off a poster, product label, or delivery note when you need it in writing.

Why PixPurge

Built to Get the Words Out, Not to Guess

A text extractor is only useful if the text comes back right — here's what this one brings to the table.

Accurate on real images

Screenshots, photos taken at an angle, dim light, dense pages — the AI is built for noisy, everyday images, not just clean scans.

Multi-language out of the box

English, Chinese, and other major languages — mixed-language images are fine too. There's no mode to switch, it just reads.

Private by default

Images are processed over an encrypted connection and used only to get your text back to you — see the Privacy Policy for details.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

The quick answers about copying text from images with PixPurge.

Upload the image, click Extract Text, and the words appear in the box next to your image. Hit Copy Text and paste them wherever you need — notes, email, or a document. That's really all it takes to convert an image to text — no software to install, nothing to learn.
Yes. PixPurge runs in mobile browsers, so you can read the text from a photo without installing an app. The same account and credits work on desktop and mobile.
Most devices have a built-in way to grab the text: Live Text on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (iPhone XS or later, iOS 15+), Text Actions in the Windows 11 Snipping Tool or PowerToys' Text Extractor, and Google Lens on Android — long-press the image to find it. Built-ins are great for a quick one-off. They're less reliable on older devices, web screenshots, or images with small, dense text — and that's where PixPurge picks up: upload the image and the text comes back in a box you can copy from any device.
Screenshots and printed text come through almost perfectly. Clear handwriting usually reads well too — messier notes or blurry photos may need a second look.
English, Chinese, and other major languages, all with the same tool. You don't need to tell PixPurge which language your image is in — just upload it.
Every new account starts with free monthly credits. If you need more, one-time credit packs and monthly plans are on the pricing page.
Yes — if you want the text gone instead of copied, the main PixPurge tool erases text, watermarks, and date stamps from images.

Ready to Copy the Text from Your Image?

Upload an image and get the words out — copy them and paste them wherever you need them.

Upload Your Image

Free monthly credits on sign-up · No install needed