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OCR Text Recognition

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

OCR text recognition tool to identify the text inside the picture

Users
7,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
2.9 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
14
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#12K
#10K among extensions
Version
2.1.5
updated 29 Apr 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
2,0005,5009,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
3814Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 14 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 OCR Text Recognition

Support images, custom screenshots to recognize text. Right-click on the image and select Recognize image text to identify the text in the image. Right-click elsewhere on the web page and select Screenshot Recognition Text to identify the text in the screenshot.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1,000+16.7%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months−1,000−12.5%00.00
1 year−1,000−12.5%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where OCR Text Recognition appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
ocr#110

Version history

12 versions recorded
2.1.529 Apr 2025
2.1.33 Mar 2024
2.1.216 Oct 2023
2.1.123 Sep 2023
2.1.025 Mar 2023
2.0.921 Mar 2023
2.0.729 May 2022
2.0.627 Apr 2022

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
28 Jul 2021
Size
464 KB
Languages
en, zh-CN
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
pictureknow.com
Extension ID
oldinjmajkejmhnnllhcaopbbfdlepgd

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
contextMenusalarmsproxymanagementscriptingtabsunlimitedStoragestorage
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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