PDF to Text in Telegram
Digital or scanned, up to 100 pages: send the PDF, get the text — in the chat or as a DOCX, PDF or TXT file.
No sign-up. The first 5 images each month are free.
- 14,000+ users
- 5 free images a month
- 100+ languages
- No registration
COFFEE HOUSE Cappuccino ×2 7.00 Croissant 3.50 TOTAL 10.50 Paid: card · 14 Mar 2026
Getting text out of a PDF is easy until the PDF is a scan: then copy-paste gives you nothing, and most converters want an upload, an account or a subscription. In Telegram it is one message. Send the PDF to @image_to_text_free_bot — from your files, from a chat, or forwarded from a channel — and the bot reads it page by page and sends back the text, with a marker at the start of each page.
Scanned and photographed pages are recognized with the same AI model the bot uses for photos, in 100+ languages, with paragraphs, lists and table rows kept. Digital PDFs work too. A progress line shows which page is being read; when the document is done, the text arrives as a message, and long documents can come as a file instead — tap TXT, DOCX or PDF under the result, or set the default once with /format.
A PDF can have up to 100 pages and 20 MB, the largest file Telegram lets bots download. Each page is one credit: 5 pages a month are free, and packages start at 10 pages for 20 ⭐. If a document is longer than your balance, the bot offers to process the first pages now and keeps the rest for later, so you never pay twice for the same page. Password-protected PDFs have to be unlocked first.
How it works
Three steps, about ten seconds. No app to install and no account to create — the bot lives in Telegram, which you already have.
- 1
Open the bot
Tap the button on this page or find @image_to_text_free_bot in Telegram search and press Start.
- 2
Send an image
A photo, a screenshot, a whole album of pages or a PDF of up to 100 pages. Any language, any script.
- 3
Copy the text
The bot replies with the text as a normal message — or as a Word, PDF or TXT file with one tap. Copy it, forward it, or shorten it with the Summary button.
Pricing
Start free. If you need more, buy a package once — from 20 ⭐ — or get 3 more free images for a short ad. No subscription, and credits never expire.
- Free5 images every month
Renews automatically. No card, no sign-up.
- Try10 images20 ⭐ ≈ $0.40
Enough for one short document or a few receipts.
- Starter100 images100 ⭐ ≈ $2
Half the per-image price of the 10-pack.
- Regular500 images350 ⭐ ≈ $7
About 1.4 cents per image.
- Bulk2,000 images1,000 ⭐ ≈ $20
One cent per image.
Frequently asked questions
Does it read scanned PDFs?
Yes — scanned PDFs are exactly what it is for. Every page is recognized as an image, so text in scans, photos of documents and PDFs made from a phone camera all come out as editable text.
What are the limits?
Up to 100 pages and 20 MB per PDF. For a larger document, split it into parts and send them one after another.
What if I do not have enough credits for the whole PDF?
The bot tells you how many pages the file has and how many you can process, and offers to do the first ones now. When you get more credits, tap Continue — pages that are already done are not charged again.
Can I get the result as a Word document?
Yes. Under the result there are TXT, DOCX and PDF buttons; the DOCX keeps headings, paragraphs and lists so you can keep editing in Word or Google Docs.
Guides
Specific tasks the bot handles, with tips for each.
Telegram OCR
Optical character recognition without leaving Telegram: send an image, get its text. Free for 5 images a month, no registration.
Image to text
Turn any picture with text into editable text — on your phone or desktop, with the Telegram app you already have.
Photo to text
Book pages, notes, menus, signs, whiteboards, business cards — photograph it, send it, copy the text.
About the bot
The bot is @image_to_text_free_bot. This page is the plain description: what it does, what it costs, and how to use it.
Screenshot to text
Text you cannot select — in a chat screenshot, an error message, a slide, a story — becomes text you can copy.
Receipt to text
Items, amounts, dates and totals from a receipt photo — as text you can paste into a spreadsheet or an expense report.
Handwriting to text
Lecture notes, meeting notes, letters, whiteboards — photograph the page and get typed text back.
Scan to text
Contracts, forms, letters, book pages — from a scan or a photo to editable text that keeps its paragraphs.
Image to Word
A photo, screenshot, scan or PDF in — an editable Word document out, with paragraphs, headings and lists in place.
Ready to copy text from an image?
Open @image_to_text_free_bot, send your first photo and have the text in seconds.
No sign-up. The first 5 images each month are free.