FREE · PRIVATE · OFFLINE OCR

Turn any image into text.

Extract text from screenshots, photos, screen areas, and any image on the web — 100% free, private, and offline. Your images never leave your device.

Coming soon to the Chrome Web Store · Chrome / Chromium, Manifest V3.

Textquill extracting text from an image, result view
FEATURES

Everything you need to grab text

Fast, accurate on-device recognition with the tools to capture, read, and export it.

Right-click any image

Extract text from any picture on the web with a single context-menu click.

Select a screen area

Drag a box over anything on screen with Alt+Shift+S.

Capture tab or full page

Grab the visible tab or a full scrolling-page screenshot in one action.

16 languages

English plus 15 more, including Chinese, Hindi, Nepali, Japanese, and Arabic.

QR & barcode detection

Decode QR codes and barcodes found in any image, right alongside the text.

Read aloud

Listen to any extracted text with built-in text-to-speech.

Searchable history

Every result is saved locally, so you can search and revisit past scans.

Export to TXT / Markdown

Copy to clipboard or export clean text as a TXT or Markdown file.

Two quality modes — Fast and Accurate — with Auto picking the right one for each image.

Textquill searchable history of past extractions
HISTORY & EXPORT

Never lose a scan

Every extraction is kept in a searchable local history — favorite the ones you need again and pick up right where you left off.

  • Full-text search across everything you've scanned
  • Star favorites for quick access
  • Export to TXT or Markdown in one click
  • Stored on your device — nothing synced to any server
HOW IT WORKS

Three steps, no setup

1

Grab an image

Right-click a picture, drag & drop, paste, or select an area of the screen.

2

Text is recognized instantly

Recognition runs entirely on your device — no upload, no waiting on a server.

3

Copy, read, or export

Copy the text, have it read aloud, or export it to TXT or Markdown.

PRIVACY

Private by design

Textquill was built so your images never have to leave your device. There's no account to create and nothing to upload — recognition happens locally, in your own browser.

Read the privacy policy

Ready to turn images into text?

Free forever, private by design, and it works offline. Add Textquill to Chrome and start extracting.

Coming soon to the Chrome Web Store.