Image Reader (OCR)

Easily get words out of an image with OCR engine!

What is Image Reader (OCR)?

Image Reader (OCR) is an intuitive Chrome extension that helps users convert any image into a readable text using the Tesseract OCR engine. With the options of selecting the OCR language, the Image Reader caters to a global audience. This extension fetches language data from GitHub, making it more efficient and lightweight.

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By: Sevina

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Users: 30,000+

Rating: 3.73 (26)

Version: 0.1.7 (Last updated: 2023-12-07)

Creation date: 2019-08-27

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus

Size: 7.87M

Email: se*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 5503 ▼ 28

Other rankings

#1430 in Tools ▲ 2 #163 in reader keyword 90 ▼ 10

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Not available on Firefox

Image Reader (OCR) (v0.1.7)

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Extension summary

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Image Reader (OCR) extension helps you easily get words out of any image. It uses an open-source OCR library called Tesseract. Tesseract.js is an open-source JavaScript library and is made via an Emscripten port of the famous Tesseract OCR Engine written in C and C++. Please visit (https://github.com/naptha/tesseract.js) to get more info.

To work with this addon, simply open the addon's interface and load your image via the file selector (top section). Before using the addon, please make sure to select the appropriate OCR language. Default OCR language is set to English.

Note: this addon uses the "https://github.com/naptha/tessdata/tree/gh-pages/" GitHub repo to fetch language data required for the OCR operation. Language data packs are very large and cannot be included in the addon package.

To report bugs, please fill the bug report form on the extension's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/image-reader.html).

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works well for basic textbook text styles.
Great for extracting information when copying and pasting isn't possible.
Simple to understand and use.
Good English recognition.

Cons

Requires file upload instead of screen selection.
Copy-pasting can result in unwanted 'enter' spaces.
Inconsistent performance with languages other than English.
Slow recognition time.
Unusable for some texts.

Most mentioned

Does not support screenshot functionality.
Limited effectiveness with certain languages.
Several users find it inconvenient.

Recent reviews

It's dumb. I thought this would allow to select a part of the screen, but instead it opens a window and asks to upload a file. This is just retarded. Two stars for making something that at least works, eventhough so unconveniently.