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Screen Text Extractor

by anuradhaherath2001 · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Select any screen area and extract text instantly using OCR

Users
668
+143 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#38K
#32K among extensions
Version
1.0.5
updated 30 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 6 months
0334668Apr 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 668 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 6 months
023Apr 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3 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 Screen Text Extractor

Screen Text Extractor lets you capture and digitize text from any visible area on a webpage — instantly, privately, and without leaving the browser. ✨ KEY FEATURES • Area Selection — Click "Select Area" or press Alt+Shift+E, then drag to highlight any region • Powerful OCR — Tesseract.js processes your text locally; no cloud API needed • Auto Upscaling — Small text is automatically enlarged before processing for higher accuracy • Image Enhancement — Automatic contrast and brightness adjustment for difficult text • Copy & Download — Copy result to clipboard or save as a .txt file 📋 EXTRACTION HISTORY • Every extraction is saved automatically to local browser storage • Search past extractions by content or date (today, yesterday, week, month) • Pin important extractions to keep them at the top • Delete individual items or clear all at once • Export your full history as a JSON backup file • Configure auto-delete rules and maximum history size 🎯 PERFECT FOR - Text in images, screenshots, and infographics - Paused video frames - PDFs and e-books displayed in the browser - Quotes, citations, and product descriptions - Digitizing handwritten notes from photos 🔒 100% PRIVATE All processing happens inside your browser. Nothing is sent to any server. No accounts, no tracking, no analytics — your data stays on your device. Works completely offline. No installation of extra software required.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+17+2.6%00.00
30 days+143+27.2%00.00
6 months+658+6580.0%+3+5.00

Version history

4 versions recorded
1.0.530 Jul 2026
1.0.330 Jul 2026
1.0.16 Jun 2026
1.0.07 Apr 2026

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
7 Apr 2026
Size
14.0 MB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
telegra.ph
Support
anuradha-herath.github.io
Extension ID
hjgciikhlmhhflcigclmmlghmdbcmhdm

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabscriptingtabsclipboardWriteoffscreenstorage
Site access
<all_urls>https://api.mymemory.translated.net/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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