Capture any area on screen, extract text instantly with OCR. Fast, simple & works offline!
Users
100
+8 in 30 days
Rating
3.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#85K
#71K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 16 Apr 2026
Users
monthly, 6 months
Latest, 18 Oct 2026:100 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 6 months
Latest, 18 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Simple Screenshot to Text — Fast OCR & Copy
📸 Simple Screenshot to Text — Fast, Free OCR Extension
Capture any area on your screen, extract text instantly with local OCR. Fast, simple & works completely offline — no server needed!
✨ KEY FEATURES:
📷 Screen Area Capture — Click or press Alt+S, then drag to select any text on your current tab
🔍 Local OCR Engine — Powered by Tesseract.js, all text recognition runs locally in your browser
📋 Auto Clipboard Copy — Extracted text is copied to your clipboard automatically
🌐 20+ OCR Languages — English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, and many more
📊 OCR History — Last 10 captures saved with one-click re-copy
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcut — Press Alt+S for instant capture without opening the popup
🔒 100% Private — No data sent to any server. Everything stays on your device
💡 HOW TO USE:
1️⃣ Click the extension icon or press Alt+S
2️⃣ Drag to select the area containing text
3️⃣ Text is automatically extracted and copied to your clipboard!
🔐 PRIVACY & SECURITY:
• No data collection — we never collect, store, or transmit your data
• No tracking — zero analytics or user tracking
• 100% local processing — all OCR runs in your browser
• Minimal permissions — only "activeTab" to capture the current page
🌍 SUPPORTED OCR LANGUAGES:
English, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Turkish, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Indonesian
Perfect for students, researchers, developers, and anyone who needs to quickly extract text from images, PDFs, screenshots, or any content on screen!
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
−2
−2.0%
0
0.00
30 days
+8
+8.7%
0
0.00
6 months
+99
+9900.0%
+2
+3.00
Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where Simple Screenshot to Text — Fast OCR & Copy appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change