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
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:668 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 6 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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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.