![Image To Text [OCR]](/media/imagetotext_bot-96x96.jpg)
Image To Text [OCR]
A free image-to-text OCR bot with over 15,000 monthly users - send a picture and it reads out the text.
Key features
- Straightforward image-to-text OCR
- No configuration required
- Free, donation-supported
- Active, established user base
What Image To Text [OCR] does
Image To Text is a plainly-named, no-nonsense OCR bot: it reads text from pictures you send it, without extra features to configure first. Its nearly 15 thousand monthly users make it one of the more actively used bots in this category, a reasonable signal that the core function works reliably enough that people keep coming back. The bot is maintained by an independent developer who accepts optional donations rather than charging directly, which is a common and transparent way for small utility bots like this to stay running without gating the core feature behind a paywall. That model tends to keep the bot genuinely free for typical, occasional use. As a straightforward, single-purpose OCR bot, it doesn't try to bundle in translation, document formatting, or multi-language selection menus — you send an image, you get text back. For quick, no-configuration text extraction from a screenshot or photo, that simplicity is exactly what most people need most of the time.
How to start
- Open @imagetotext_bot and press Start
- Send the image containing text
- Receive the extracted text
Commands
/startOpen the botPricing and limits
Free
Pros / Cons
- Simple, no-configuration workflow
- Genuinely free, donation-supported
- Active, proven user base
- No built-in translation or language selection
- Exact accuracy and limits aren't published
Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 7 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 7 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 6 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 6 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 6 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 4 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 9 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 70.0 |
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Is it really free?
Yes, the bot is supported by optional donations rather than a required payment.
Does it translate the text too?
No, it focuses on extracting text from the image; use a separate translator bot if you need the result in another language.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
- Works in Russia without VPN