Copyfish

Name: Copyfish
Rating: 4.0757 (185 reviews)
Author: Ocr.Space (Free OCR API)

Do you need to extract text from images, videos or PDF? If yes, then the Copyfish free OCR software is for you. Until now, your only option was to retype the text. Copyfish is so much faster and more fun. It can do desktop screenshots and OCR, too.

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Features & Capabilities

Copyfish is a powerful free OCR Chrome extension designed to effortlessly extract text from various sources including images, videos, PDFs, desktop screenshots, and more. Forget retyping text manually – Copyfish quickly grabs text from photographs, diagrams, screenshots, memes, subtitles on YouTube, and even tricky Javascript/AJAX content.

Features include quick language switching with customizable buttons, automatic translation of extracted text, and a repeat feature ideal for subtitled videos. For desktop OCR, Copyfish integrates with the free UI.Vision XModule to capture and process desktop app text and popup dialogs seamlessly.

Unlike other tools that modify webpages, Copyfish lets you manually select the area for OCR, ensuring compatibility across all websites and document types. Open-source and leveraging the OCR.space API, Copyfish is perfect for students, translators, developers, and anyone needing fast, reliable text extraction.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Ocr.Space (Free OCR API)

Daily users:

16,549 39

Rating:

4.08

(185)

Version:

6.3.17 Last updated: 2026-05-20

Version code:

6262638

Creation date:

2017-05-26

Risk:

Permissions:

Size:

235.68KB

Email:

co*****@ocr.space

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 562 ▲ 4

Other rankings

#23 in Language Support ▲ 1

#76 in Photos, Music & Videos

#56 in software keyword 52

#60 in fun keyword 8 ▲ 1

#65 in algorithm keyword 3 ▲ 1

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Developed by:

Ocr.Space (Free OCR API)

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/copyfish-ocr-software/

Email:

co*****@ocr.space

Website:

https://ocr.space/copyfish/

Permission Change History

2026-05-19: Version 6.3.12 → 6.3.17

Remove Permissions: commands

2026-05-14: Version 5.1.9 → 6.3.12

Add Permissions: scripting commands

Remove Permissions: tabs <all_urls>

User Reviews

Copyfish is valued for its usefulness and OCR capabilities, with many users calling it a must-have. However, several report inconsistent performance, image-size errors, and occasional interference with page elements, leading to reliability concerns. Language support appears mixed across contexts.

Pros

Generally very useful and widely praised; many users call it awesome or a must-have.
OCR/text extraction is a core feature that reviewers rely on.
Works across multiple languages.

Cons

Inconsistent performance: it sometimes fails to extract text or stops working on certain images or pages.
Frequent image-size related errors that hinder OCR results.
Can interfere with page rendering, causing elements to fail to load or login issues on some sites.

Recent reviews

Doesn't work anymore in FF 150

by Fi*****, 2026-05-17

Confío plenamente es esta excelente extensión me permite convertir imágenes a texto rápidamente, la recomiendo al 100%

by 98*****, 2026-05-15

Thanks!

by Fi*****, 2026-04-14

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Is Copyfish Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Copyfish requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
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Risk likelihood

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Copyfish is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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