Free Urdu Text Tools
16 free tools for the everyday jobs of writing Urdu on a computer or phone, grouped by what you need to do. Every one runs in your browser, so nothing you type or open is uploaded.
Urdu is easy to read and surprisingly hard to move around. A story composed in InPage turns into symbols when it is pasted into Word. A paragraph copied from a PDF comes out backwards. A phone keyboard has no ڑ where you expect it, and a cheque needs ایک لاکھ پچیس ہزار spelled out correctly. The tools below each solve one of those problems properly, and each has its own page with step-by-step instructions, worked examples and answers to common questions.
InPage & Unicode
Move text between InPage and everything else: Word, WhatsApp, websites and back again.
PDF & documents
Get Urdu out of PDFs, scans and screenshots, or turn your own text into a clean PDF.
Fix Broken Urdu Text
Repair reversed, disjointed or Arabic-letter Urdu copied from PDFs and websites.
Urdu Text to PDF
Turn Urdu text into a clean, printable PDF in real Nastaliq, with selectable text.
Urdu PDF to Word Converter
Turn a text-based Urdu PDF into an editable Word file, with right-to-left paragraphs.
PDF to InPage Converter
Take the Urdu text out of a PDF and paste it into InPage, ready to set in Nastaliq.
Urdu OCR (Image to Text)
Read Urdu text from an image, screenshot or scanned PDF, right in your browser.
Type & transliterate
Write Urdu without an Urdu keyboard, or move Punjabi between its two scripts.
Urdu Typing Pad
Type Urdu on any computer or phone with a phonetic keyboard. No install needed.
Roman Urdu to Urdu Converter
Type Urdu in English letters (aap kaise hain) and get proper Urdu script instantly.
Gurmukhi to Shahmukhi Converter
Convert Punjabi between Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi script, both ways, with a verified word list.
Numbers & checking
Count words, catch spelling mistakes and write numbers and amounts the way Urdu does.
Number to Urdu Words
Write any amount in Urdu words with lakh, crore and arab, including rupees and paisa.
Urdu Digits Converter
Switch between English digits and Urdu digits in any text, both directions.
Urdu Word & Character Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and reading time in Urdu and mixed text.
Urdu Spell Checker
Find spelling mistakes in Urdu text and fix them with one tap, right in your browser.
Create images
Turn a couplet or a name into an image ready for WhatsApp, Instagram or a profile photo.
Which tool do I need?
- Text from InPage 2000 or 2.x looks like random letters? Use InPage to Unicode. Going the other way, into InPage, use Unicode to InPage.
- Urdu copied from a PDF or website is reversed or in pieces? Fix Broken Urdu Text repairs it. If the PDF is a scan or a photo, there is no text to copy, so use Urdu OCR instead.
- Need an editable document? Urdu PDF to Word builds a right-to-left Word file, and Urdu Text to PDF does the reverse in real Nastaliq.
- No Urdu keyboard? Type phonetically on the Urdu typing pad, or write in English letters and let Roman Urdu to Urdu convert it.
Free, private and made for phones
There is no account, no daily limit and no watermark you cannot switch off. All processing happens on your own device, which is why most of them keep working even if your connection drops after the page has loaded. They are designed for Android and iPhone first, and tested on desktop browsers too. If a tool gets something wrong, the link at the bottom of every tool page reaches us directly, and each report becomes a test case. New to the topic? Start with the guide InPage vs Unicode: why your Urdu text breaks, or see the FAQ.
Guides
InPage vs Unicode: Why Your Urdu Text Breaks (and How to Fix It)
Why Urdu from InPage turns into symbols like ƒœ’„ when you paste it, what Unicode changed, and how to convert your text and archives so they work everywhere.
GuideHow to Move Urdu Text from InPage to Word, WhatsApp and Websites
Step-by-step: copy Urdu out of InPage and paste it into Word, Google Docs, WhatsApp, Facebook, Gmail and WordPress, with the right font and direction.
GuideWhy Urdu Text Copied from PDFs Looks Broken or Reversed
Urdu copied from a PDF comes out backwards, in pieces or full of Arabic letters. Here is why each problem happens and how to repair the text in seconds.
GuideHow to Write Numbers in Urdu Words (Lakh, Crore, Arab) with Examples
A complete guide to Urdu numbers: counting 1 to 100, hundreds, lakh, crore and arab, decimals, fractions like ڈیڑھ and ساڑھے, ordinals and amounts on cheques.
GuideHow to Type Urdu on Any Computer or Phone (Phonetic Keyboard Guide)
Set up Urdu typing on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone, learn the phonetic keyboard in minutes, and type aerab, digits and punctuation correctly.