Is my screenshot uploaded to any server for OCR processing?

No. FloatBoard's OCR engine runs 100% client-side inside your browser using WebAssembly. Your screenshots, error logs, and sensitive text never leave your machine.

How do I extract text from a screenshot quickly?

Press Win + Shift + S on Windows (or Cmd + Shift + 4 on Mac) to capture a screen crop, then press Ctrl + V on this page. Text is recognized and extracted automatically.

Can it extract code snippets and terminal error traces?

Yes. The OCR engine accurately reads monospaced terminal logs, SQL queries, JSON payloads, and stack traces with full punctuation and indentation preservation.

What is the advantage of FloatBoard Desktop app over this online tool?

While this web tool runs in a browser tab, FloatBoard Desktop ($5.99 lifetime) stays permanently pinned always-on-top above your IDE or 3D viewport, captures screen crops automatically, and stores an offline clipboard history.

Extract Text from Image & Screenshot Online (Free Client OCR)

FloatBoard TextGrab — Client-Side OCR

Drop or Paste Screenshot

Click to browse, drag & drop PNG/JPG/WebP, or press Ctrl + V to paste from clipboard.

Extracted Text Scratchpad

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NATIVE DESKTOP OCR ENGINE

Want Win+Shift+S screen crop OCR auto-pinned on your desktop?

FloatBoard desktop application automatically catches any screenshot copied to your clipboard, extracts the text using lightning-fast offline OCR, and keeps the result pinned always-on-top beside your code editor or notes.

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Client-Side Security Guarantee

Most online OCR tools transmit your private documents, error messages, and credentials to third-party cloud servers. FloatBoard runs the neural OCR model directly inside your browser WebAssembly sandbox.

Tuned for Code & Terminal Errors

Specifically calibrated to recognize monospace fonts, stack traces, curly braces, and API tokens without corrupting indentation or punctuation.

Side-by-Side Instant Verification

FloatBoard's dual-pane layout places your source image directly beside the recognized text so you can spot and correct any ambiguous characters in seconds.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this free online OCR tool work?

The tool uses Tesseract.js compiled to WebAssembly. When you drop or paste an image, the OCR engine analyzes character pixel patterns directly in your computer's RAM without making external HTTP API requests.

Can I paste screenshots directly from the clipboard?

Yes. Simply press Win + Shift + S on Windows (or Cmd + Shift + 4 on Mac) to snip any part of your screen, then press Ctrl + V on this page to recognize the text instantly.

What languages are supported?

English, programming code syntaxes, numbers, and Latin alphabets are supported out of the box with high accuracy.

How does this compare to Windows PowerToys Text Extractor?

PowerToys Text Extractor requires local Windows installation and administrative permissions, and only copies text blindly to the clipboard. FloatBoard lets you review the original image crop beside the editable text to verify accuracy before pasting.