Copyfish - Free OCR Software

Name: Copyfish - Free OCR Software
Rating: 4.4 (43 reviews)
Author: a9t9 software GmbH

Copy, paste and translate text from any image, video or PDF.

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Copyfish is a free OCR Chrome extension that lets you copy, paste, and translate text from any image, video, or PDF. Easily extract text from photos, screenshots, diagrams, and even subtitles on YouTube or other videos. With multi-language quick-switch buttons, Copyfish is perfect for language learners and professionals alike. It overlays extracted text for instant verification and supports translation of text in tricky formats where other tools fail. Built on the open-source OCR.space API, it offers a reliable and fast way to access and utilize text hidden within multimedia content.

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Version:

6.2.0 Last updated: 2025-02-26

Creation date:

2021-04-30

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Permissions:

contextMenus
activeTab
scripting
storage
notifications
nativeMessaging
clipboardRead
commands

Size:

231.61KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-13

Ranking

# 302

Other rankings

#21 in Accessibility

#7 in software keyword 48 ▼ 2

#12 in text-to-image keyword 8

#14 in define keyword 3 ▲ 1

#25 in scraping keyword 65 ▼ 2

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User reviews

Copyfish is praised for its ease of use, fast performance, and effectiveness in extracting text from images and PDFs across multiple languages. Users appreciate its ad-free experience. However, recurring issues include failure to work on Facebook, annoying insertion of extra text and line breaks during use with text boxes, lack of support for vertical Japanese text, and occasional problems with copy command and screenshot limitations.

Pros

Works as described and works fast
Helps to copy text from images easily
Supports multiple languages including Japanese
No intrusive ads observed
Useful for extracting text from PDFs and pictures

Cons

Not working properly on Facebook
Inserts extra text 'x copyfish' and line breaks when text box is open, which is annoying
Does not support vertical Japanese text
Sometimes copy command does not work and screenshot is limited by page dimensions

Recent reviews

Works as described!

by Pi*****, 2025-02-15

Not working on Facebook.

by Br*****, 2025-01-30

best software to copy any text from anywhere, simply redo ocr if you aren't satisfied with initial results

by Ta*****, 2024-10-25

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Copyfish - Free OCR Software requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Copyfish - Free OCR Software has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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