By ShinobiTools Team · Last updated: August 2026
Got a photo of a sign, letter, label or menu in a language you don't read? Drop it in below — OCR pulls the words off your photo, then pick a language right there to get them translated. One tool, no account, no watermark.
Drop the photo in — OCR reads the words and hands them back as plain, copyable text in a few seconds. Pick a language underneath and press Translate to get that text in another language immediately, right on this page.
The text translator above is enough for most photos. If you need a translated document that keeps the exact page layout (columns, headings, image placement), our PDF translator does that — drop a PDF below, or run a photo through our OCR PDF tool first to add the text layer it needs.
For plain text, one step is enough: OCR reads your photo and the Translate button turns it into another language right there. The PDF translator below is only for when you need a translated document that keeps the exact page layout — that needs to know where every line and text block sits on the page, which only a PDF carries.
Both the OCR and the translation run on our own hardware — the OCR engine and the language model are ours, nothing is forwarded to a cloud service. Uploads are processed and discarded right after; a translated PDF is kept for at most 45 minutes so you can download it, then deleted automatically.
Only need the words, not a translated document? Our Image to Text tool is step 1 on its own. Need the translated file to keep its exact layout without the OCR detour? Use Translate PDF directly on an existing PDF.
Drop your photo into the OCR box above — the words appear as plain text in a few seconds. Pick a language from the dropdown underneath and press Translate to get that text in another language immediately, no PDF required.
Yes — OCR reads the photo and a Translate button right under the extracted text turns it into another language immediately. A PDF is only needed if you want a translated document that keeps the original page layout.
No. Both the text recognition and the translation run on our own hardware, with our own OCR engine and language model. Nothing leaves our servers, and files are deleted right after processing.
OCR reads English, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Translation covers English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, in any direction between them.
Yes — no account, no watermark. OCR and the text translation are both free with no daily cap; the PDF translator is free up to 25 pages per document, and a €5 ShinobiTools pass raises that to 100.