When you need the words from an image in a document you can actually edit, this free image to Word converter does the job. Upload any picture, screenshot, scan, or photo, and the tool reads the text and hands back a real .docx Word file you can open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice and start editing right away. There is no sign-up, nothing to install, and your upload is automatically deleted after processing.
Under the hood, a free optical character recognition (OCR) engine recognizes the characters in your image and writes them into a Word document. It supports around 12 languages. The default formatted mode preserves the layout, keeping line breaks and paragraph structure close to the original so the .docx opens looking like the source rather than one long block of text. If you only need raw characters with no formatting, you can switch to simple mode.
How to convert an image to Word
- Upload your image or drag and drop it onto the page (JPG, PNG, and similar formats all work).
- Keep formatted mode on to preserve layout, or pick simple mode for plain text.
- The OCR engine reads the image and builds the document, usually in a few seconds.
- Download the editable .docx file.
- Open it in Word, Google Docs, or any compatible editor and edit freely.
Why download a .docx instead of plain text
A .docx is a true Word document, not a text file renamed. That means you can immediately restyle headings, fix a misread word, add comments, or drop the content into a larger report without reformatting from scratch. Because formatted mode keeps the original line and paragraph breaks, you spend less time rebuilding the structure and more time on the actual edits.
Related tools and guides
For specific source formats, use JPG to Word or PNG to Word. If you would rather have plain text than a document, image to text returns a .txt file instead. For a step-by-step walkthrough, see our guide on converting an image to an editable Word document.