# OCR Text Scanner > Scan, extract & organize text from images using on-device AI. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cbc.ocrtextscanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cbc.ocrtextscanner) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.cbc.ocrtextscanner` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Clever Bytes Creations - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 38 - **Version:** 1.7.173 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-20 - **First published:** 2026-06-12 - **Publisher country:** IN - **Size:** 53 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-23 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cbc.ocrtextscanner) - **Privacy policy:** [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmPuDElWDoL9NJFmmyAtF6Z3M41GEZEr/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmPuDElWDoL9NJFmmyAtF6Z3M41GEZEr/view?usp=sharing) ## Description OCR Text Scanner — Extract, Translate & Read Text from Any Image, Instantly

Turn photos into editable text in seconds. OCR Text Scanner uses on-device AI to recognize text from images captured with your camera or imported from your gallery — no internet connection required, no data ever leaves your device.

📷 Capture or Import — Your Way

• Snap a photo directly with the built-in camera
• Import any image from your gallery
• Crop and zoom before scanning for cleaner results
• Works with documents, whiteboards, receipts, labels, signs, handwritten notes, and more

🤖 Powerful On-Device Text Recognition

• Powered by Google ML Kit — fast, accurate, and fully offline
• Recognizes printed text across a wide range of fonts and layouts, including Malayalam and other regional scripts
• Automatically cleans up whitespace and formatting for clean, readable output
• Edit the recognized text right in the app before saving

🌐 Translate On the Spot

• Translate recognized text into a wide range of languages with on-device ML Kit translation
• Download only the language packs you need, and remove them anytime to save space

🔊 Listen or Export as Audio

• Tap to have any extracted text read aloud using natural Text-to-Speech
• Automatically detects the language of the recognized text
• Export narrated text as an audio file you can save, share, or play back later
• Great for accessibility, proofreading, or hands-free use

📁 Stay Organized with Nested Folders

• Create a nested folder hierarchy to keep your scans structured
• Organize by project, subject, date — whatever works for you
• Rename or delete folders and files with a tap
• Multi-select scans to move or delete several items at once
• Navigate your entire scan library from one clean interface

🔐 Lock Your Sensitive Scans

• Protect individual scans or entire folders with a PIN, password, or biometric (fingerprint) unlock
• Locked items are encrypted on-device and shown as private placeholders until unlocked
• Reset options available if you forget your password

🔒 100% Private — No Cloud, No Account

• All processing happens entirely on your device using on-device ML
• No sign-in, no account, no subscription required
• Your scans are stored privately in your app's own storage — inaccessible to other apps

✏️ Edit, Save & Manage with Ease

• Edit extracted text before saving
• Rename scan files with custom names
• Delete or move individual scans, multiple scans, or entire folders
• Pinch, pan, and zoom into any image in full-screen view

Perfect for:
• Students capturing lecture notes and textbook pages
• Professionals scanning receipts, invoices, and contracts
• Travelers translating signs, menus, and documents on the go
• Anyone who needs to digitize, translate, or listen to printed or handwritten text quickly

Requires Android 7.0 (Nougat) or later. Camera permission required for in-app capture.

Key features at a glance:
✅ On-device OCR — no internet needed
✅ Camera capture + gallery import with crop & zoom
✅ Editable OCR text with save & rename
✅ On-device translation with downloadable language packs
✅ Text-to-Speech with automatic language detection and audio export
✅ Nested folder organization with multi-select move & delete
✅ PIN, password & biometric protection for sensitive scans
✅ Full-screen image viewer with zoom
✅ Private & secure — no cloud upload
✅ Clean Material 3 design ## Rankings - #2,386,618 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.CAMERA` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC` - `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.cbc.ocrtextscanner.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [OCR Scanner – Text Recognizer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.text.ocrscanner) — 6 users - [OCR Scanner: Text & Doc Scan](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.text.ocrscannerlumbini) — 2 users - [OCR Text Scanner Image to Text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.appifywonders.ocrtextscanner) — 310 users - [Image to Text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.textfromimage) — 25 users - [OCR Scanner: Image to Text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ignatiusdeveloper.ocr2clip) — 153 users - [Online OCR - Image to Text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.onlineocr) — 1,269 users - [AI Text Scanner: Image To Text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.convertio.imagetotext) — 145,616 users - [Image to Text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.nzersun.project.docscan) — 13,634 users, 4.31 / 5 - [AI Image To Text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sg.imagetext.extractor) — 117 users - [OCR Text Scanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.blackstar.apps.ocrtextscanner) — 78 users - [OCR-Image To Text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/carmela.ocr.image.text) — 281 users - [Image to text - OCR](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smartedgetechnologies.ocr) — 8 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cbc.ocrtextscanner)