Image to Text OCRPDF to text, on your own computer.
Last updated: October 2, 2026 · Free online tool and Chrome extension by Gallera Studio
Image to Text OCR reads PDF files inside Chrome. Drop a PDF into the popup and the text layer is extracted page by page, tables intact, ready to copy. The file never leaves your computer. To extract text from a PDF without the extension, drop the file on this page.
Works right here, no install
Drop a PDF here.
Drop a PDF or an image anywhere on this page, or pick a file. Pages with a text layer are read directly.
Nothing is uploaded: the engine loads into this page and reads the file on your device.
That's three reads today on this page.
The extension has no daily limit and works with one right-click on any web page, no file needed. It is free.
Add to ChromeOn web pages the extension does this with one right-click, no file needed. Add to Chrome
Steps
Open the popup
Click the extension icon, or press Alt+Shift+O (⌥⇧O on Mac).
Drop the PDF
Drag the file onto the popup or click Choose file. Pages are read in order.
Pick text or table
The Text tab shows the pages as text with paragraph breaks. The Table tab shows rows and columns when the pages contain a table.
Copy
Click Copy text or Copy as table and paste into your document or spreadsheet.
Good to know
- A scanned PDF has no text layer. The popup says so; take a screenshot of the page you need and paste that instead.
- A PDF open in a Chrome tab is a document, not an image, so the right-click menu is not available there. Use the popup.
- Bank and card statements are tables: Copy as table gives you the rows as cells, ready for a spreadsheet.
Questions
Is the PDF uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF reader (pdf.js) is packaged inside the extension and runs on your computer. No network request is made for a file.
How many pages can it read?
Up to 50 pages per file in this version. Larger files: split them, or drop the pages you need.
Why does my PDF come back as “no text layer”?
It is a scan: an image of a page with no text underneath. Recognising scans page by page is not in this version; a screenshot of the page pasted into the popup works.
Also for Microsoft Edge
No account, no upload, no page limits in the extension. Six permissions and no access to websites.
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