Image to Word
Convert an image to Word. Upload a JPG or PNG of printed English text, check the recognised words, and download them as an editable .docx file.
No image to hand? Sample: A phone photo of a printed notice, taken at an angle.
What we accept
LIMITS PER FORMAT
1 FORMAT
JPG / PNG
.jpgMax size
20 MB
Files per job
up to 20
Getting a clean Word file from an image
The cleaner the words go in, the less there is to fix in Word.
Straight on, evenly lit
Hold the camera square to the page in even light. Keep shadows and glare off it and fit the whole page in the frame.
Start from the biggest file
Type only a few pixels tall is hard to read. Pick the original file over a shrunken copy that went through a chat app.
Add pages in order
Each image becomes one page of the Word file, following the order of your list. Reorder the files before you convert.
Starting from a PDF?
Use PDF to Word for a PDF, or Scanned PDF to Word when the pages are scans.
What an image turns into in Word
Only the words travel. Everything else in the picture stays behind.
One page per image
Each image starts a new page, following the order of your list, so a photo and a screenshot can share one document.
Paragraphs from lines
Neighbouring lines are joined where the gap between them is small, and a larger gap starts a new paragraph.
Pictures inside the image
A logo, chart or photo inside your image is not reproduced. Only the words around it come across.
Rows of cells
Tables are not rebuilt, so a grid of cells turns into lines you will lay out again in Word.
Why people use this tool
For text you would rather edit than retype.
A real Word file
Recognised lines are grouped into paragraphs inside a .docx file, so you can edit, reflow and format them in Word, Google Docs or Pages.
Check before you download
Read the preview beside your image. Faint print, glare and small type can cause recognition errors, so proofread names, dates and numbers.
Or just copy the text
Copy the words straight into a document you already have, or save them as a plain TXT file instead.
Reads photos and scanned pages
Clear printed English gives the reader more to work with. Blur, shadows and tilted pages can cause missed or misread text.
Text grouped by page
Pages stay in order. Within a page, columns, lists and headings may need checking before you reuse the text.
Review before you download
Read the extracted text in the result panel, then copy it or download a TXT file. Compare it with your source when accuracy matters.
How to convert an image to Word
Four steps, all of them in the browser. Nothing to install and no account — then convert to Word.
Add your images
Drop in up to 20 JPG or PNG images, 20 MB each, or pick them from your device.
Start the conversion
The service reads the text in each image, following the order you set.
Review the text
Compare the result with your images, especially names, numbers and small print.
Download the Word file
Press Download .docx within the hour. The arrow beside it also offers TXT and a searchable PDF.
What the Word file contains
Plain, editable text with a page for each image. Reading order depends on the picture, so review the result before you use it.
In the Word file
What you can expect to open in Word.
A page per image
Image 1 is page 1, image 2 is page 2, and so on.
Paragraphs
Lines that sit close together are joined into one paragraph.
Warnings
Anything processing flags shows up beside the result so you know what to review.
Check before use
Things the Word file leaves behind.
Pictures and styling
Fonts, colours and any pictures inside your image stay behind. Format the text again in Word.
Tables and columns
A table comes out as plain lines and side-by-side columns merge into one flow.
About the Word file
The file stores paragraphs, not the layout of the original image, and the words are only as good as the recognition.
Photos and screenshots are read with OCR, so proofread names, numbers and small print before you rely on the text.
Image to Word questions
Answers to common questions about Image to Word.
What do I get when it finishes?
A Word (.docx) file holding the recognised text as paragraphs, plus a preview you can copy or save as TXT. Open the file in Word, Google Docs or Pages and edit it as usual.
Which images can I upload?
Up to 20 JPG or PNG images per conversion, 20 MB each. Convert HEIC photos to JPG or PNG first. Every image becomes its own page in the document, in the order you add them.
Will the Word file look like my image?
No. The file keeps the words, not the design. Fonts, colours, pictures and exact positions stay behind. A short line that is clearly larger than its neighbours can become a heading, but smaller subheadings are often missed.
What happens to tables and columns?
They are not rebuilt. A table's rows arrive as separate lines of text and two columns are read as one continuous flow, so you will rearrange them in Word.
Which languages does it read?
Printed English only for now. Handwriting and other languages are not supported on this page.
Do I need to proofread the result?
Yes. Recognition can slip on faint print, glare or small type. Compare names, dates and numbers with your image before the document goes anywhere.
How long can I download the Word file?
For one hour after the conversion, so save it before then. Results are removed an hour after conversion and uploads an hour after their last conversion; cleanup runs every minute, though an outage can delay it. Privacy explains the technical metadata kept longer.
Other tools in the set
Same reader, same price, same hour-long retention. Pick the one that matches what you need out the other end.