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Text Trapped in Images?

You have a WebP image containing text you need to edit, search, or copy. Maybe it's a screenshot, a scanned document, or an infographic. The text is right there, but you can't select it, edit it, or search through it.

Our WebP to TXT converter uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to extract every word from your image and deliver it as plain, editable text. In our testing, text extraction typically completes in under 5 seconds for standard images.

How to Extract Text from WebP Images

  1. Upload your WebP file - Drag and drop or click to select your image
  2. Let OCR process - Our system scans and recognizes all text in the image
  3. Download your TXT file - Get clean, editable text ready for use

No accounts, no software installations, no waiting. Just upload and extract.

Why WebP to TXT Conversion Matters

WebP is Google's modern image format that's everywhere online. It's efficient for displaying images, but when those images contain text you need, you're stuck without OCR conversion.

Text You Can't Access Is Text You Can't Use

  • Screenshots - Error messages, code snippets, chat logs saved as images
  • Scanned documents - Receipts, business cards, handwritten notes
  • Infographics - Statistics and data points locked in visual format
  • Web graphics - Text from banners, headers, and promotional images

Converting to TXT makes this text searchable, editable, and usable in documents, spreadsheets, or any application.

OCR Accuracy and Quality

In our testing, OCR accuracy depends heavily on image quality. Here's what we've observed:

  • Clean, typed text - 95-99% accuracy with clear fonts
  • Screenshots - Excellent results, especially from high-resolution displays
  • Scanned documents - Very good results if the scan is sharp and well-lit
  • Handwritten text - Variable results depending on legibility
  • Stylized fonts - May require manual correction for decorative typefaces

WebP's efficient compression typically preserves text clarity well, making it a good source format for OCR. Lossless WebP images produce the best results, while lossy WebP at quality 80+ still yields excellent accuracy.

Common Use Cases

Developers Extracting Code from Screenshots

Someone shared code as a screenshot rather than text. Instead of retyping line by line, extract it instantly. Copy-paste into your editor and you're done.

Students Digitizing Notes

Photos of whiteboard notes, textbook pages, or handwritten study materials. Convert to searchable text files you can organize, edit, and study from.

Business Professionals Processing Documents

Receipts, business cards, invoices received as images. Extract the text for expense reports, contact databases, or record keeping.

Researchers Collecting Data

Charts, tables, and data visualizations contain numbers you need in spreadsheets. Extract the text as a starting point for your data entry.

WebP vs Other Formats for OCR

How does WebP compare to other image formats for text extraction?

  • WebP vs PNG - Both produce excellent OCR results. PNG is lossless by default; WebP can be either. For text-heavy images, results are nearly identical.
  • WebP vs JPG - WebP typically handles text better than JPG at similar file sizes. JPG compression artifacts can blur text edges.
  • WebP vs PDF - PDFs often contain actual text data, making extraction unnecessary. Image-only PDFs require OCR just like WebP.

If you have images in other formats, we also support PNG to TXT and JPG to TXT conversion with the same OCR technology.

When TXT Isn't the Right Choice

Plain text files are perfect for raw content extraction, but sometimes you need more:

  • Need formatting preserved? - Consider WEBP to DOCX if the original has structure worth keeping
  • Need a printable document? - Try WEBP to PDF for archival purposes
  • Just need a different image format? - Use WEBP to JPG or WEBP to PNG instead

TXT is ideal when you want pure text without formatting overhead - for copying into emails, pasting into code editors, or processing with scripts.

Tips for Best OCR Results

Get the most accurate text extraction with these practices:

  • Use high-resolution images - More pixels means clearer character recognition
  • Ensure good contrast - Black text on white backgrounds work best
  • Straighten skewed images - Rotated text reduces accuracy significantly
  • Crop to relevant areas - Less visual noise means better focus on the text
  • Check for artifacts - Heavy compression can blur text edges

In our testing, images with at least 150 DPI and clear contrast achieved over 98% accuracy for standard fonts.

Batch Processing Multiple Images

Have multiple WebP images to convert? Upload them all at once. Our converter processes each image and delivers individual TXT files for every upload. Perfect for digitizing a collection of screenshots, scanned pages, or archived images.

Works on Any Device

Extract text from WebP images right in your browser:

  • Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook
  • Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
  • iPhone, iPad, Android tablets and phones

No downloads, no plugins, no compatibility issues. If you have a modern browser, you can extract text from images.

Pro Tip

For best OCR results, crop your WebP image to just the text area before converting. Removing logos, decorative elements, and unnecessary whitespace helps the OCR engine focus on what matters and improves accuracy significantly.

Common Mistake

Uploading low-resolution or heavily compressed WebP images expecting perfect text extraction. If your original image has blurry text, OCR cannot magically improve it. Start with the highest quality source image available.

Best For

Screenshots of error messages, code snippets, or documentation that you need to edit, search, or share as text. Also excellent for digitizing scanned receipts, business cards, and handwritten notes.

Not Recommended

Images where the 'text' is actually part of a logo, artistic design, or heavily stylized graphic. OCR works best on standard fonts in document-style layouts, not decorative typography or text integrated into illustrations.

Frequently Asked Questions

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) analyzes an image, identifies characters and words, then converts them to editable text. Our system scans your WebP file, recognizes text patterns, and outputs a TXT file with all extracted content.

Accuracy typically ranges from 95-99% for clear, typed text in good quality images. Results depend on image resolution, text clarity, and font style. Screenshots and clean scans produce excellent results; handwritten or stylized text may need manual review.

Yes, screenshots are ideal for OCR conversion. They typically have clear text, good contrast, and high resolution. Modern screenshots from high-DPI displays produce especially accurate results.

OCR can recognize handwritten text, but accuracy varies based on legibility. Neat, consistent handwriting converts reasonably well. Very cursive or messy handwriting may require significant manual correction after extraction.

Our OCR engine supports English and most Latin-alphabet languages with high accuracy. Other scripts and languages may work but with varying results depending on the character set complexity.

TXT files contain plain text only - no fonts, sizes, or styling. The text content is preserved but formatting is stripped. If you need formatting, convert to DOCX instead which maintains more structure.

Most images convert in 2-10 seconds depending on size and text density. Larger images with more text content take longer as the OCR engine processes more characters. Batch uploads are processed sequentially.

We support WebP files up to 100MB, which covers virtually all normal use cases. Larger files can be compressed or split before upload if needed.

Yes, batch conversion is supported. Upload multiple WebP files and each will be processed, producing individual TXT files for download. This is efficient for converting collections of screenshots or scanned documents.

Lossless WebP preserves exact pixel data, producing optimal OCR results. Lossy WebP uses compression that may slightly blur text edges, but quality 80+ still produces very accurate extraction. Both work well for most text content.

TXT is perfect when you need pure text for copying, scripting, or simple editing. It's universally compatible, tiny in file size, and has no formatting overhead. Choose DOCX when you need structure, or PDF for archival documents.

No. Files are processed in your browser and are not uploaded to our servers. Your images and extracted text remain private on your device throughout the conversion process.

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