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Nepali Image to Text (OCR)

नेपाली तस्बिरबाट पाठ

Extract Nepali, English or mixed text from a photo or scan in your browser, then edit and copy the result as UTF-8.

Extract printed Nepali Devanagari, English, or bilingual text from photos and scans directly in your browser with 100% privacy and zero uploads.

Nepali LanguageFree · No sign-up
JPG, PNG or WebP up to 20 MB. A straight, well-lit photo works best. Nothing is uploaded.
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About Free Nepali Image to Text (OCR)

The Nepali Image to Text (OCR) tool extracts printed Nepali (Devanagari script), English, or bilingual text from photographs, document scans, official notices, books, and receipts directly in your web browser. Using an in-browser Tesseract.js neural engine, your sensitive files are processed locally on your device with 100% privacy and zero server uploads.

Key Features & Image Preparation Tips

  • Client-Side Processing: Your photos, scans, and documents are never uploaded to any remote server or cloud, ensuring maximum confidentiality for certificates, identity documents, and business records.
  • Bilingual OCR Support: Seamlessly switch between Nepali (Devanagari), English, or mixed bilingual recognition mode (Nepali + English).
  • Interactive Image Pre-Processing: Rotate tilted photos in 90° increments, crop exact sections or paragraphs of interest, and increase image contrast for faded prints.
  • Export & Copy: One-click copy to clipboard or instant download as a clean UTF-8 text file (.txt).

How to Get Highest OCR Recognition Accuracy

  1. Lighting and Angle: Capture the document flat and parallel to your camera under even, shadow-free lighting.
  2. Resolution: Ensure letters are sharp and crisp. A 1080p or 4K photo is ideal; avoid blurry or pixelated previews.
  3. Contrast: If the text is printed on textured or colored paper, check the Increase contrast box before clicking Extract text.
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Frequently asked questions

Does this OCR tool upload my images or documents to a server?
No. The recognition engine (Tesseract.js) runs completely inside your web browser. Your images and documents never leave your computer or phone.
Can it recognize handwritten Nepali text?
OCR is optimized for printed Nepali documents (books, official gazettes, citizenship certificates, letters, and printed notices). Handwriting in Nepali is not reliably recognized by standard OCR models.
Why does the first extraction take a few seconds?
On your very first extraction, your browser downloads the Tesseract language models (including Devanagari traineddata). Once cached in your browser, subsequent extractions run much faster.
Can I convert the extracted Nepali Unicode text to Preeti font?
Yes. Once you copy the extracted Unicode text, you can open our Unicode to Preeti Converter tool to format it for legacy government publication templates.

Sources & further reading

  1. Tesseract OCR Open Source Enginegithub.com
  2. Language Technology Kendra (LTK Nepal)nepalinux.org