# Blackbox

> Select. Copy. Paste & Search text from videos

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/blackbox](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blackbox)

## Overview

- **ID:** `blackbox`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BLACKBOX
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 2,206
- **Weekly downloads:** 24
- **Rating:** 3.66 / 5 (29 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-21
- **First published:** 2021-11-16
- **Size:** 104 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/blackbox/)
- **Website:** [https://www.blckbx.ai](https://www.blckbx.ai/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/blackbox/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/blackbox/privacy/)

## Description

**Blackbox Chrome Extension**

Blackbox empowers users to seamlessly extract text from any video. Whether you're watching coding tutorials, live video calls, or other educational content, Blackbox lets you select text inside the video, copy it instantly, and paste it into your favorite text editor—just like copying code snippets from GitHub or Stack Overflow.

This extension enhances productivity by eliminating the need to manually transcribe video content. It's especially useful for developers and learners who want quick access to code examples without pausing or retyping. Experience efficient learning and improved workflow with Blackbox.

For more information and to see Blackbox in action, visit [www.blckbx.ai](http://www.blckbx.ai) or check out the [extension demo on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B22T4TB-r0).

## Rankings

- #2,040 — Overall
- #352 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #95 — paste
- #174 — hack
- #212 — selection

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `<all_urls>`
- `tabs`
- `clipboardWrite`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Blackbox is praised for its accurate OCR technology that streamlines extracting text, saving time and boosting productivity. Users find it very easy to use and highly recommend it. However, multiple users express frustration over mandatory account creation without clear reason, repeated sign-ins, unclear upgrade or pricing details, and occasional functionality issues. Additionally, the absence of a native Linux version restricts its accessibility for that user group.

### Pros

- Highly accurate OCR capabilities that significantly improve productivity for content creators and researchers.
- Easy to use with straightforward text extraction from images and documents.
- Saves a considerable amount of time by eliminating manual typing of text from sources.
- Positive user recommendations highlighting its efficiency and usefulness.

### Cons

- Requires users to create an account without clear explanation, causing trust and privacy concerns.
- The extension sometimes requires repeated sign-ins when reopening the browser.
- Lack of clarity about pricing, credits, or benefits of upgrading, leading to user confusion.
- Reports of the extension not working or becoming non-functional over time.
- No native Linux version available, limiting usability for some users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blackbox)