TextGrab
Copy text from videos, images and live meetings! Grabbing text has never been easier!
What is TextGrab?
TextGrab is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to transform the way you learn and work. With this free tool, users can effortlessly copy text from any source including images, videos, and PDFs - no more manually typing out from these sources. This versatile extension is even compatible with various platforms like YouTube, Google Meet, Zoom, and Discord. Trusted by users worldwide, TextGrab is saving users time on their daily tasks, thus widely being incorporated for academic and professional purposes.

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🚀 Introducing TextGrab - the ultimate tool for copying text from images, videos, and PDFs 🚀
Transform the way you learn and study with TextGrab - the free and easy-to-use tool for copying text from any source. With our extension, you'll be able to quickly and effortlessly select and copy text from images, videos, and PDFs, saving you hours of time and hassle when taking notes from lecture videos, coding from tutorials, or working on any other text-based project.
🌎 TextGrab is trusted by users in over 140 countries, including Mexico, India, the United States, the Philippines, and Canada. Our platform is designed to save time for thousands of users every day by allowing them to easily copy text from images and videos. With TextGrab, you no longer need to manually type out text from images or videos, saving you an average of 15 minutes per day on your tasks.
📱 In addition to providing a user-friendly interface, TextGrab is compatible with popular platforms like YouTube, Google Meet, Zoom, and Discord, making it a must-have for students and professionals participating in online classes and video-based learning.
To use TextGrab, follow these instructions:
A) 🔳 Full Element Selection
1️⃣ To activate full element selection mode, use the button in the TextGrab extension window, or use the shortcut Alt + C on Windows or Option + C on Mac. 2️⃣ Click the image or video from which you want to select text. 3️⃣ Use your mouse to highlight the text as you would on any website.
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Pros
- Highly accurate in detecting and copying text
- Better than other OCR tools, including Windows' inbuilt OCR
- Useful for a variety of purposes, including copying text from videos, games, meetings, etc.
Cons
- Frequent server maintenance that makes it unusable
- Concerns over privacy with regards to 'anonymous analytic data' request
- Keyboard shortcut issues on certain systems/browsers
Most mentioned
- Server maintenance issues
- High accuracy
- Better than other available OCR tools
Safety
Risk impact
TextGrab is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
TextGrab has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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