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TextLens – OCR Text Extractor

by anujtenani · goaffpro.com · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Copy text from any image, screenshot, PDF, or webpage. Draw a rectangle to capture & extract text instantly. Free browser OCR tool.

Users
176
+22 in 30 days
Rating
4.5 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#68K
#57K among extensions
Version
1.0.2
updated 2 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 7 months
088176Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 176 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 7 months
024Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 4 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 TextLens – OCR Text Extractor

TextLens – OCR Text Extractor | Copy Text from Images, PDFs & Screenshots Turn any image, PDF, or webpage into editable text instantly with TextLens — a fast, privacy-first OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Chrome extension. Simply select any area on your screen and extract text in seconds. EXTRACT TEXT FROM ANYWHERE ON THE WEB Tired of retyping text from images, screenshots, or PDFs? TextLens makes it effortless: Extract text from images on websites Copy text from PDFs and scanned documents Capture text from videos, canvases, and graphics Works on any webpage with a simple selection Just draw a box around the text — TextLens handles the rest. HOW IT WORKS Activate Click the TextLens icon, right-click and select "TextLens", or press: Ctrl + Shift + O (Windows/Linux) / Cmd + Shift + O (Mac) Select Area Draw a rectangle over the text you want to extract Instant OCR TextLens captures and processes the image locally using advanced OCR engines Copy Text View extracted text in a popup and copy it with one click 100% PRIVACY-FIRST OCR Your data stays on your device. No tracking or data collection Perfect for sensitive documents and secure workflows. MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT Extract text in 25+ languages, including: English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and more. KEY FEATURES Select and extract text from any screen region Right-click context menu integration Keyboard shortcut support One-click copy to clipboard Fast, accurate, and lightweight Works on Chrome (Manifest V3 compatible) Completely free to use USE CASES Students copying notes from PDFs or slides Developers extracting text from UI screenshots Marketers capturing text from ads or creatives Researchers digitizing scanned documents Anyone who wants to avoid manual typing WHY CHOOSE TEXTLENS? Unlike cloud-based OCR tools, TextLens is fast, private, and works anywhere — even on protected pages and dynamic content. INSTALL TEXTLENS TODAY Save time, boost productivity, and extract text from anywhere with ease. Add TextLens – OCR Text Extractor to Chrome now and start copying text in seconds!

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+6+3.5%00.00
30 days+22+14.3%00.00
6 months+154+700.0%+1−0.50

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where TextLens – OCR Text Extractor appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
ocr#56−2

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.0.22 Apr 2026
1.0.123 Mar 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
23 Mar 2026
Size
37 KB
Languages
de, en, nl, vi, tr, es, fr, it
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
goaffpro.com
Support
goaffpro.com
Extension ID
pmneioeabfjcebneihleeenjplhidmbp

Permissions and risk

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

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