Pricing
Free for 5 images a month. Need more? Buy a package once with Telegram Stars — no subscription, credits never expire.
No sign-up. The first 5 images each month are free.
- 13,000+ users
- 5 free images a month
- 100+ languages
- No registration
- Free5 images every month
Renews automatically. No card, no sign-up.
- Starter100 images100 ⭐ ≈ $2
For a batch of receipts or a pile of screenshots.
- Regular500 images350 ⭐ ≈ $7
About 1.4 cents per image.
- Bulk2,000 images1,000 ⭐ ≈ $20
One cent per image.
Packages are paid with Telegram Stars, Telegram’s built-in currency for bots. Tap a package in the bot and Telegram offers to buy Stars right there; you can also get them at fragment.com/stars or from @PremiumBot.
Paid credits are used only after the free images of the month run out.
Every user of @image_to_text_free_bot gets 5 images a month free, renewing automatically. The free tier is the full product: the same recognition quality, all 100+ languages, formatting kept. Nothing is watermarked or truncated.
When you need more, buy a package of images once: 100 images for 100 ⭐ (about $2), 500 images for 350 ⭐ (about $7) or 2,000 images for 1,000 ⭐ (about $20). Paid credits are used only after the month’s free images are gone, they never expire, and there is no subscription to cancel. /profile in the bot shows your balance at any time.
Payment is made in Telegram Stars, Telegram’s in-app currency for bots and mini apps. When you tap a package, Telegram offers to buy the Stars on the spot with your app store or card; Stars can also be bought at fragment.com/stars or from @PremiumBot, often a little cheaper. If a purchase is not delivered, /paysupport in the bot refunds it.
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 from your camera, a screenshot, a scan — as a regular photo or as a file. Any language, any script.
- 3
Copy the text
The bot replies with the recognized text as a normal message. Copy it, forward it, or paste it wherever you need.
Frequently asked questions
What are Telegram Stars?
Telegram’s built-in currency for paying bots and mini apps. You buy Stars inside Telegram (through the app store or a card) and spend them in bots; no card details are shared with the bot.
Do the credits expire?
No. A package stays on your balance until you use it, whether that takes a week or a year.
Is there a subscription?
No. Everything is a one-time purchase. The free 5 images renew every month on their own.
How do I get a refund?
Send /paysupport to the bot. A purchase that was not delivered can be refunded there within the refund window; anything else is reviewed by a person at @CareTeamChat.
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.
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.