# Read text from PNG and JPEG screenshots

**Use case:** 

Extract English text from PNG and JPEG images such as screenshots or photos of printed documents. Upload the images to the run's key-value store and list their keys; for tables in rows, the task uses the single-column layout to keep row order.

## Input

```json
{
  "language": "eng",
  "layout": "single-column",
  "renderDpi": 200,
  "pageTimeoutSecs": 60,
  "maxPagesPerFile": 50,
  "includeTextInDataset": true,
  "documentRightsAttestation": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 3
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "index": {
    "label": "Index"
  },
  "inputKey": {
    "label": "Input key"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Url"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text"
  },
  "textTruncated": {
    "label": "Text truncated"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The OCR Text Extractor - Image & Scanned PDF to Text Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Read text from PNG and JPEG screenshots". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/kM7fYONpL6zRPGorz) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Read text from PNG and JPEG screenshots" task

The OCR Text Extractor - Image & Scanned PDF to Text Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like language, page layout, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Read text from PNG and JPEG screenshots" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as index, input key, url, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Read text from PNG and JPEG screenshots" task via API](https://apify.com/luxe_tasks/ocr-text-extractor.md).

## FAQ

### Which image formats does the Read text from PNG and JPEG screenshots task accept?

The Read text from PNG and JPEG screenshots task accepts PNG and JPEG (and PDF) files up to 20 MB and 50 megapixels per image.

### How much does image OCR cost?

The Read text from PNG and JPEG screenshots task costs $4 per 1,000 pages with readable text plus a start fee of $0.005 per run at the default 1 GB of memory.

### Which languages does the task read?

The Read text from PNG and JPEG screenshots task reads English only (Tesseract eng model).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [OCR Text Extractor - Image & Scanned PDF to Text](https://apify.com/luxe_tasks/ocr-text-extractor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/luxe_tasks/ocr-text-extractor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/luxe_tasks/ocr-text-extractor.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).