Convert BMP to TXT

Convert BMP to TXT to take the text out of a scan or an export that exists as a picture. The result is a plain text file whose lines can be searched and edited.

What happens when you convert BMP to TXT

Recognised lines are written into a text file, and the picture itself stays behind. Columns, indents, and block layout are not preserved: the text is.

BMP is stored without compression, so its letters carry none of the smear of a resaved JPG and a crisp scan reads well. The hardest cases are faint photocopies, skewed sheets, and small print on a grey background.

• Text from the picture comes out as plain lines.
• Page layout is not reproduced.
• With no readable text there is no file: the conversion ends with an error.

How to convert BMP to TXT

1. Upload your image in BMP.
2. Select TXT as the result format.
3. Start the conversion.
4. Download the file and check the lines against the scan.

When the text is locked inside a picture

• Work through an archive of old scans so that search starts finding them.
• Move the wording of a manual saved as an image into your notes.
• Pull account details out of a scanned letter.
• Hand the content of a document to an editor without retyping it.
• Prepare a quote from a printout whose source file is long gone.

Other options for BMP files

• If the scan holds a table, the BMP to CSV converter lays it into fields.
• For storage and sending, the BMP to WebP converter makes the picture lighter.
• Text from a screenshot comes out with the PNG to TXT converter.

FAQ

Does the picture itself go into the file?

No, TXT keeps lines only. Save the scan separately if you still need it.

What about a multi-page document?

Every picture is handled on its own: convert the pages one by one and merge the files afterwards.

Why did some lines fail to come through?

Faint printing, a skewed sheet, and marks on a photocopy all get in the way. Scan the page again, straight and sharper.