Screenshot OCR · for Gemini
Screenshot to Text for Gemini
Turn any screenshot into clean text for Gemini — works great in AI Studio when you want to skip the multimodal token cost.
Open Screenshot to TextGemini's context window
Gemini 1.5 Pro: 2M tokens. Gemini 1.5 Flash: 1M. Both bill image input at ~258 tokens per tile.
A single high-res screenshot costs ~258 tokens. OCR'd text is usually 50–500 — a 5–10× savings for plain-text content.
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Image rules to know
Gemini accepts images up to 3072 px on the longer edge before downscaling. Square crops process most efficiently.
The workflow
- OCR the screenshot in your browser (no upload).
- Paste the text into AI Studio or the Gemini app.
- If you're working with diagrams or chart data, attach the image too — Gemini's chart-reading is excellent.
- Use Gemini's structured output mode to get JSON back when extracting data from screenshots.
Common pitfalls
- Attaching huge raw screenshots to Gemini Flash — costs scale with resolution.
- Skipping the OCR pass on code screenshots; Gemini's vision can hallucinate brackets.
- Forgetting Gemini's free tier rate limits; OCR locally to test before burning quota.
Tool
Screenshot to Text
OCR screenshots into AI-ready text.
Frequently asked
Does Gemini have its own OCR?
Yes — call it via the multimodal API and ask for the text. But local OCR is free, instant, and private.
Can Gemini read tables in screenshots?
Yes, very well. For tables specifically, attaching the image often beats OCR (which loses column alignment).
Will my screenshot be sent to Google?
Not by this tool. OCR runs in WebAssembly in your browser. Only the text you paste into Gemini reaches Google.
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