Drag to select and automatically recognize letters and numbers
Users
14
+3 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#175K
#146K among extensions
Version
1.0
updated 16 Feb 2026
Users
monthly, 8 months
Latest, 21 Oct 2026:14 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 8 months
Latest, 21 Oct 2026:3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Simple OCR
Simple OCR is a lightweight Chrome extension for fast text recognition on webpages.
Important: this extension recognizes only uppercase letters (A-Z) and numbers (0-9).
It does not support lowercase letters, Chinese characters, or other symbols.
How it works:
1. Click the extension icon.
2. Drag to select any area on the current page.
3. The extension captures that area and recognizes uppercase letters and numbers.
4. The result is shown in an on-page panel and copied to your clipboard automatically.
Key features:
- Drag-and-select OCR on any webpage
- Recognition scope: uppercase letters (A-Z) and numbers (0-9) only
- Automatic copy to clipboard
- On-page result panel with quick manual copy
- Lightweight and simple UI
Privacy:
- OCR processing runs locally in the browser whenever possible.
- The extension does not sell your data.
- It only uses the permissions required for capture, recognition, and copy.
Growth
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Users
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Ratings
Rating
7 days
+1
+7.7%
0
0.00
30 days
+3
+27.3%
0
0.00
6 months
+8
+133.3%
0
0.00
Chrome Web Store search rankings
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