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Convert GIF to text

Extract text from GIF images, such as old scans, web graphics and reaction GIFs with captions.

Result

Your Markdown or JSON shows up here.

3 free pages a day, no sign-up.

How it works

  1. Step 1
    Upload your GIF
  2. Step 2
    We read the text in the image
  3. Step 3
    Copy the result

Why use this GIF to text converter

Accepts GIF directly

No need to convert to PNG first for still GIFs.

Handles low-colour images

Dithered and low-colour images are common in GIF; vision models still read text that a person can read.

Same output as other images

Text comes back as Markdown, with tables and lists kept.

What people use it for

Models that do this well

The free tool picks one for you. With the API you choose, and can set fallbacks so a failed page is retried on the next model.

1Gemini FlashGeneral vision model with strong handwriting and layout understanding at a low price.google/gemini-flash3 credits / page2GPTGeneral vision model. Good at messy scans and following extraction instructions.openai/gpt11 credits / page3Mistral OCRFast document OCR that returns clean Markdown with tables and embedded images.mistral/mistral-ocr6 credits / page

Do it with the API

Converting more than a few files? The same conversion is one request. Pick any model, or let auto choose.

Get API key

curl https://api.ocrrouter.ai/v1/ocr \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OCRROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "auto",
    "file_url": "https://example.com/invoice.pdf",
    "format": "markdown"
  }'

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