Free online PNG to TXT converter

Source format: png

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a widely used raster image format with lossless compression and support for transparency. It is commonly used for screenshots, logos, diagrams, and other images that need sharp edges and good detail. PNG stores pixels, not editable text.

Target format: txt

TXT is a plain text format that stores only readable characters, with no image data, formatting, or layout. It is used for notes, logs, source code, captions, and other text-based content. When converting PNG to TXT, the goal is usually to extract text from an image with OCR (optical character recognition).

How png to txt conversion works

PNG to TXT is not a direct file-format conversion. A converter must first recognize any text inside the image and then save that recognized text as a .txt file. If the PNG contains a scanned page, a screenshot of a document, or a photo of printed text, OCR can often recover the text. If the image contains only graphics, there may be little or nothing to extract.

Convert png to txt online

You can convert .png to .txt on 101convert.com for free without installing software.

1. Open the PNG to TXT converter on 101convert.com.
2. Upload your .png file.
3. Start the conversion.
4. Download the generated .txt file.

This is the simplest option if you want a quick OCR-based conversion in your browser.

Use desktop OCR software

If you want more control, better batch processing, or offline use, choose OCR-capable desktop software such as ABBYY FineReader, Adobe Acrobat, or Tesseract OCR.

Typical workflow:

1. Open the PNG in the OCR application.
2. Select the language of the text if prompted.
3. Run OCR to recognize the characters.
4. Export or save the recognized content as .txt.

For example, with Tesseract you can run tesseract input.png output txt, which creates output.txt.

Tips for better OCR results

• Use clear, high-resolution PNG images with strong contrast.
• Crop away unnecessary borders and background noise.
• Choose the correct OCR language for the text.
• Proofread the extracted text, because OCR may misread unusual fonts, blur, skew, or handwriting.

Limitations to keep in mind

TXT cannot preserve formatting such as columns, bold text, tables, colors, or page layout. If the PNG contains mixed content like charts, icons, or handwritten notes, only the recognized text may be extracted, and manual correction may be needed. Transparent backgrounds, low resolution, blur, and noise can also reduce recognition quality.