How do I convert a Hindi image to text?
To convert a Hindi photo to text, open FixDoks's Hindi Image to Text tool and select the image. The Tesseract OCR engine reads the Devanagari script in your browser and outputs standard Unicode Hindi text you can paste anywhere. Tick Also read English words for mixed Hindi and English pages.
Hindi Image to Text at a glance
| Engine | Tesseract OCR |
|---|---|
| Script | Devanagari, Unicode output |
| Processing | In your browser; your files are not uploaded |
| Price | Free, no watermark |
| Download | Free Google sign-in |
| Works on | Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone |
How to use Hindi Image to Text (Hindi OCR)
- Select or paste an image that contains Hindi text.
- Hindi is already selected. Keep Also read English words ticked if the text mixes Hindi and English.
- Click Extract text and wait a few seconds.
- Correct any mistakes in the text box, then copy or download it.
Hindi OCR in your browser
Typing Hindi text from a printed page is slow, especially without a Hindi keyboard. FixDoks reads Devanagari text from an image and gives you Unicode Hindi text that you can paste into Word, Google Docs, WhatsApp or an email. It is useful for newspaper cuttings, government notices, circulars, book pages, question papers and screenshots.
Mixed Hindi and English
Official documents in India often mix Hindi with English words, numbers and names. With Also read English words ticked, the engine loads both the Hindi and English models and reads both scripts in one pass. Untick it for pure Hindi text, which can be slightly more accurate.
Marathi, Nepali and other Devanagari text
Marathi and Nepali also use the Devanagari script but have their own words and spellings. For best results, change the language to Marathi or Nepali in the list instead of using Hindi. Sanskrit text can be partly read with the Hindi model, but expect more mistakes.
Tips for Hindi OCR accuracy
- The horizontal line on top of Devanagari letters (the shirorekha) needs to be clear. Blurry photos break it up and confuse the engine.
- Photograph the page flat and in even light. Avoid shadows from your hand or phone.
- Crop out pictures, borders and stamps before extracting.
- Very old fonts, heavily stylised headlines and handwriting will need manual correction.
- Check matras and half letters (for example in words like "प्रधानमंत्री") after extraction, as these are the most common errors.
Where the text goes
The extracted text is standard Unicode, so it works anywhere that supports Hindi fonts, which includes all modern phones and computers. Download it as a .txt file saved in UTF-8, which keeps the Devanagari characters intact.
Privacy
Many Hindi documents people need to digitise are personal, like land records, letters and certificates. The OCR engine runs entirely in your browser, and the Hindi language data (about 1.4 MB) is downloaded once and stored locally.