The best way to convert image to text on my computer?

Adobe Acrobat Reader (the free version) can handle images embedded in PDFs. If you scan an image or convert your picture into a PDF, Acrobat can run its OCR engine to convert image to text. In Acrobat Reader DC, this feature is labeled “Recognize Text” or sometimes appears when you use editing/copy tools.

The OCR engine analyzes the pixels, detects characters, and overlays selectable text on top of the image. This allows you to copy, search, or export the recognized text.

1. Open Acrobat Reader → File → Create → PDF from File → choose your image (JPG, PNG, TIFF, etc.).

2. Go to Tools → Scan & OCR.

3. Choose Recognize Text → In This File.

4. Select page range if needed and choose the OCR language.

5. After OCR finishes, the text becomes selectable.

6. You can highlight, right-click, and choose Copy with Formatting. Or go to File → Export To → Microsoft Word / Text for a full export. This will convert the image into text very quickly.

As you can see, Adobe Acrobat Reader is one of the best image to text converter apps you can use on a PC and Mac.