PNG to Text Converter
Upload a PNG and extract the text inside it as editable text. PNG is the best-performing format for OCR, which makes this the most accurate route available.
Drop your image here
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Upload an image and click Extract Text
All readable text from the image will appear here.
Converting PNG to Text — What You Should Know
If you get to choose a format for text extraction, choose PNG. It's lossless, so the sharp boundary between a letter and its background survives intact rather than being softened by compression — and that edge is what recognition depends on. This matters most for screenshots, which are the ideal OCR input: pixel-perfect, high-contrast, perfectly aligned, with no camera blur or perspective distortion. A PNG screenshot of a document will reliably extract better than a photograph of the same document, no matter how good the camera. The one thing to watch is transparency: text on a transparent background can end up composited against a colour that reduces contrast.
Specifications & Limits
PNG to Text — Frequently Asked Questions
Is PNG the best format for OCR?▼
Yes, of the formats supported here. Because PNG is lossless, the high-contrast edges that recognition relies on stay sharp instead of being blurred by compression.
Why do screenshots extract so well?▼
A screenshot is a pixel-perfect capture — no camera blur, no perspective skew, no uneven lighting, and consistently high contrast. It avoids every physical problem that affects photographing a page.
Can transparency cause problems?▼
Occasionally. Text on a transparent background may be composited against a colour that leaves little contrast with the text. Flattening the PNG onto a plain white background first avoids it.
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