Extract editable text from images in the browser with a Chrome extension
Productivity & Projects
An in-browser OCR workflow that converts text contained in images into editable text via a browser extension, focused on privacy and quick editing.
Who is this for?
Writers, researchers, students, and professionals who frequently encounter text within images and need a clean editable copy.
Before you start
Familiarity with installing browser extensions, basic understanding of OCR concepts, and comfort testing in-browser workflows.
General Process (How it works)
- Define the objective Decide which sites or image types you want to extract text from and the desired export format.
- Choose or implement an OCR engine Select a browser-friendly OCR engine that runs locally to avoid external calls.
- Integrate into a browser extension Create or configure an extension to capture image regions or full-page content.
- Capture and process text Select image area or trigger OCR on visible images, then run OCR to obtain editable text.
- Review and correct OCR results Manually fix recognition errors and adjust for multi-language text.
- Export or copy Provide options to copy to clipboard or export to a text file or note app.
Watch out in Free Plans
❌ No server-side OCR; performance depends on device.
❌ Engine updates are not automatic in free setups.
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