Txt2Img.click vs i2OCR
Both extract text from images for free. They differ on where your file goes, what comes out, and how much you can run.
Compiled by Tu Luu ·
Disclosure: I build Txt2Img.click, one of the two tools here. Every figure below is taken from i2OCR's own pages, not from my summary of them, and the rows i2OCR wins are marked as such.
Side by side
| Feature | Txt2Img.click | i2OCR |
|---|---|---|
| Where processing happens | In your browser (Tesseract.js / WebAssembly) | Uploaded to their server |
| Recognition languages | 100+ | 128 |
| Files per hour | No limit | 1 image or PDF page at a time |
| File size limit | Bounded by your device memory, not by us | not stated |
| Account required | No | No |
| PDF input | No — screenshot the page first | Yes, image-based PDFs |
| Output formats | Plain text | Plain text, Word, HTML, searchable PDF |
| Works offline after load | Yes | No |
| Price | Free, ad-supported | Free tier, paid bulk OCR |
- Where processing happens: Only matters if the document is sensitive. For a public screenshot it is irrelevant.
- Recognition languages: i2OCR publishes the widest list, including Indic scripts.
- PDF input: A real gap here. If you have multi-page PDFs, the other two are the better tool.
- Output formats: If you need a formatted document rather than raw text, this site is the wrong choice.
Figures checked against each tool's own published pages on . Free tiers change without notice — if a number here disagrees with the vendor's page, the vendor is right. Competitor links are nofollow.
Choose i2OCR when…
- Your text is in a script Tesseract handles poorly or not at all. i2OCR publishes 128 languages including Indic scripts — the widest list of the tools compared here.
- You have PDFs. i2OCR accepts image-based PDFs; Txt2Img.click does not accept PDFs.
- You want a searchable PDF, Word or HTML file out. Txt2Img.click produces plain text only.
- You are OCRing something heavy and would rather their server spent the CPU than your laptop.
Choose Txt2Img.click when…
- The document is sensitive. i2OCR uploads your file and states it is deleted after 30 minutes; Txt2Img.click never transmits it, which is a different guarantee — you are not trusting a retention policy, there is nothing to retain.
- You have a batch. i2OCR’s free tier processes one image or PDF page at a time; here you can run as many as your device will sit through.
- You are offline, or on a connection that makes uploading painful.
- You want to verify the privacy claim yourself rather than read one. Disconnect the network after the page loads and extraction still works — no upload-based tool can do that.
The honest summary
i2OCR wins on breadth: more languages, PDF input, more output formats. If your constraint is an unusual script or a PDF, use it — Txt2Img.click cannot help you there. The reason to pick Txt2Img.click is narrower and harder to match: the file stays on your machine, and you can prove it in about a minute. Everything else about it is ordinary.