Scan, pick or share an image
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OCR app for Android: text and tables to Excel, offline.
abc OCR reads the text and tables in a photo, screenshot or PDF and gives them to you as text or an Excel file. Recognition runs on your phone, so it works offline and your images are not uploaded.
Get it on Google Play- Works offline
- No account
- No ads
How it works
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2Keep the text you need
The app marks each block of text it finds. Tap a block to leave it out. Text keeps its place on the page, and each value stays next to its label.
3Copy, share or save
Copy the text in one tap, share it to any app, or save it as TXT, CSV, Markdown, Word (DOCX), PDF or Excel (XLSX).
Works without internet
Languages in the Latin alphabet (English, Spanish, French, German, Polish and many more) work as soon as you install the app. Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Devanagari download once, then also work offline. The document scanner downloads once from Google Play services.
Tables stay tables
The app finds rows and columns, and empty cells stay empty. Switch between the table and plain text. Save the table as CSV, or as Excel.
Your scans stay on your phone
No account and no ads. Read what the app sends, and to whom.
Free and Premium
The free plan includes 20 scans, 3 multi-page scans and 3 saves as XLSX, DOCX or PDF a week. TXT, CSV and Markdown are always free. Premium removes these limits. You can subscribe, or pay once.
What people use it for
OCR table to Excel: turn a photo or PDF of a table into a spreadsheet
OCR turns a picture of a table into rows and columns. You have a table on paper or in a picture, and you do not want to type it into a spreadsheet cell by cell. abc OCR reads the table on your phone, keeps each cell in its row and column, and saves it as a file you can open in Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice.
Offline OCR for Android: image to text without internet
You need the text from a photo or a document, but you have no signal, no mobile data abroad, or you do not want to upload the document. abc OCR recognizes text on your phone with Google ML Kit. It works in airplane mode.
Copy text from a screenshot on Android
The text you need is in a screenshot, and you cannot select it. abc OCR reads the text in a screenshot on your phone, so you can copy it, edit it or share it. The whole screenshot is kept, from the top edge to the bottom edge.
Turn a paper receipt into text on Android
You need the items and prices from a paper receipt, for an expense report or to split a bill, and typing them takes time. abc OCR reads the receipt on your phone and keeps each item on the same line as its price.
Copy text from a photo or an image on Android
The text is in a photo, a picture someone sent you, or an image of a document, and you cannot select it. abc OCR finds the text in the image on your phone. Then you copy it in one tap.
Guides
All guides →How to scan a business card on Android
Scan a business card with your phone, copy the details, and tap the phone number to call or the email to write. Works offline.
How to copy text from an Instagram post on Android
Instagram won't let you select the text in most posts and comments. Take a screenshot, and abc OCR turns it into text you can copy.
How to turn a photo of a document into a Word file on Android
Scan a paper page with your phone and save it as a Word document you can edit, with tables as real Word tables. Step by step, with and without Premium.
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Write to usQuestions
Does abc OCR work without internet?
Yes. Latin text works offline from the start. Other alphabets and the document scanner need one download.
Which languages are supported?
80+ languages in 5 alphabets: Latin, Chinese, Devanagari, Japanese and Korean.
Is it free?
Yes, with 20 scans, 3 multi-page scans and 3 XLSX, DOCX or PDF saves a week. TXT, CSV and Markdown are always free. Premium removes the limits.
Are my images uploaded?
No. Recognition runs on your phone with Google ML Kit. ML Kit sends Google basic diagnostics, such as the device model and error codes, but never your images or text.
Do I need an account?
No.
Is there an iPhone version?
abc OCR is on Google Play today. Want it on your iPhone or iPad? Write to [email protected] and we'll let you know when it's ready.
Try it on your phone
Free to download. No account. Android 8.0 or newer.