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Copy Text from Picture

by devbycores · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Free OCR to copy text from images, screenshots, and recordings. Extract text from any picture or video, fast and accurate.

Users
80K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.9 / 5
+0.30 in 30 days
Ratings
274
+54 in 30 days
Store rank
#2,562
#2,249 among extensions
Version
2.2.3
updated 31 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years
040K80KMay 2024Aug 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 80,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
0137274May 2024Aug 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 274 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Copy Text from Picture

Introducing Copy Text from Picture 📸 Copy Text from Picture is a free OCR (optical character recognition) tool that turns any image, screenshot, or recording into editable text in seconds. Whether you are working with screenshots, photos, scanned documents, or now recordings, it reads the text and hands it back ready to copy, edit, and reuse. It is a fast, no-fuss image to text converter for everyday work. 🎥 New: Multi capture screenshots and history You can now extract on-screen text from recordings, not only still images. If text appears in a screen recording or video, the OCR reads it frame by frame and gives you clean, copyable text. Same quick workflow you already use for pictures, now for moving content too. 🚀 How to use Copy Text from Picture: 1️⃣ Click "Add to Chrome" to install, then pin the icon to your toolbar. 2️⃣ Open the image, screenshot, or recording you want to pull text from. 3️⃣ Click the Copy Text from Picture icon in your browser. 4️⃣ Select the area or recording, and the OCR extracts the text and displays it for you. ✨ Key features: - Capture multiple screenshots without activating the tool for each capture - Now see your extraction history right in the extension popup - Image to text: pull text from any photo, screenshot, or scanned document. - Recording to text: extract on-screen text from screen recordings and videos. - Screenshot to text: capture text from articles, social posts, dashboards, and error messages. - Fast, cloud-powered OCR: high accuracy across JPEG, PNG, BMP, and other common formats. - Translate text from a picture: convert recognized text into multiple languages straight from an image. - Simple, intuitive interface that anyone can use right away. 🔧 Practical uses: 1️⃣ Students and researchers: quickly pull text from books, slides, articles, and notes. 2️⃣ Professionals: convert business cards, receipts, and documents into editable text. 3️⃣ Content creators: capture text from videos, recordings, and online posts for reuse. 4️⃣ Travelers: translate signs, menus, and printed material on the go. 5️⃣ Accessibility: turn printed and on-screen content into digital text for screen readers. 💬 Frequently asked questions: How does it work? Copy Text from Picture uses OCR (optical character recognition) to read the text inside an image or recording and convert it into editable text. Choose what you want to convert, and the cloud service returns the text. Can I use it for free? Yes. Every feature, including image to text and recording to text, is available at no cost. How do I install it? Click "Add to Chrome" to install. Once installed it appears as an icon in your toolbar, and you can pin it for quick access. Are there limits on how much I can convert? No. Convert as many images and recordings as you need. Is it available on other platforms? For now it is Chrome only. Support for more platforms is in progress, so you will be able to use it as an image to text converter across more of your devices. 💌 Contact us: Questions or suggestions about Copy Text from Picture? Reach out at devbycores@gmail.com. If you need to get text from an image or a recording, we are here to help.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+13+0.26
30 days0+0.0%+54+0.30
6 months+10K+14.3%+202+0.96
1 year+20K+33.3%+212+0.88

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Copy Text from Picture appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
text-to-image#16+3
picture#24+11
ocr#47−5
pull#71+2

Version history

9 versions recorded
2.2.331 Jul 2026
2.2.21 Jul 2026
2.2.010 Jun 2026
2.1.122 Apr 2026
2.1.016 Apr 2026
2.0.130 Mar 2026
2.0.024 Jan 2025
1.1.021 Jan 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
16 May 2024
Size
906 KB
Languages
de, en, fil, id, sw, ms, nl, vi
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
docs.google.com
Extension ID
lejhbacckkdpjnllmefhlinigbngpibl

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
storageunlimitedStoragescriptingtabCaptureoffscreencontextMenus
Site access
<all_urls>https://copytextfrompicture.xyz/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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