# OCR me - Photo Image Scanner

> Scan photo and get text or generate PDF. Works offline, 9 languages supported.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ashomok.ocrme`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Premium Items
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 17,995
- **Rating:** 4.18 / 5 (278 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.55
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-08
- **First published:** 2018-04-25
- **Publisher country:** UA
- **Size:** 88 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-27
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ashomok.ocrme)
- **Website:** [http://ashomok.com/](http://ashomok.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/ocr-me-privacy-policy/home](https://sites.google.com/view/ocr-me-privacy-policy/home)

## Description

**OCR me - Photo Image Scanner** is a powerful Chrome extension that enables users to scan photos and quickly extract text or generate searchable PDF documents. Utilizing advanced OCR Tesseract technology, it ensures high-precision text recognition from images such as JPEG and PNG formats. The tool supports nine different languages and works completely offline, providing convenience and privacy. 

With OCR me, users can easily convert physical documents like business cards, receipts, or printed notes into editable text or PDFs. The extension is free, ad-supported, and offers a premium version featuring unlimited image recognition and an ad-free experience. Users can edit and share their scanned documents seamlessly, making it an essential productivity tool for both personal and professional use.

## Rankings

- #463,251 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.ashomok.ocrme.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users find OCR me to be a generally accurate and useful app for quick translation, particularly for Chinese text. Many reviews praise its precision and reliability. However, some users experienced issues with recognizing fine details, slow performance, and occasional timeouts. The app has limited free use, pushing users towards premium options. Overall, it is regarded as a helpful translation tool with room for improvements in speed and recognition accuracy.

### Pros

- Accurate and precise in translating and recognizing text
- Useful for quick translation, especially for Chinese characters
- Works well and reliably most of the time
- Good application for language translation

### Cons

- Some instances of failure to recognize fine or detailed text
- App can be slow and sometimes times out
- Not free; limited use before requiring premium purchase

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