OCR - Image Reader

Name: OCR - Image Reader
Rating: 4.1951 (41 reviews)
Author: Brian

A powerful optical character recognition (OCR) extension to capture and convert images to text

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OCR - Image Reader is a versatile Chrome extension designed to effortlessly extract text from images, PDF documents, PowerPoint slides, and restricted web page sections. Utilizing the powerful tesseract.js OCR engine, it supports over 100 languages with automatic text orientation and script detection to ensure accurate conversion.

The extension allows users to select any region of their active browser window to capture and convert image content into editable text. It operates entirely offline after an initial language training data download, ensuring privacy and minimal resource usage. Real-time progress indicators keep users informed during the recognition process, making text extraction seamless and efficient.

Add-on

By:

Brian

Daily users:

7,494 185

Rating:

4.20

(41)

Version:

0.4.3 Last updated: 2025-02-05

Version code:

5887356

Creation date:

2021-05-25

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage
activeTab
notifications
scripting

Host permissions:

https://tessdata.projectnaptha.com/*.gz
https://github.com/naptha/tessdata/blob/gh-pages/*.gz?raw=true

Size:

2.56MB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 897 ▲ 21

Other rankings

#89 in Web Development ▲ 3

#192 in Privacy & Security ▲ 5

#12 in text-to-image keyword 6

#17 in hd image keyword 12

#22 in image keyword 73 ▲ 1

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OCR - Image Reader (v0.4.3)

50,660 4.00

(23)

User reviews

Users appreciate that the OCR - Image Reader add-on supports many languages and effectively handles distorted text better than some alternatives. It is straightforward and fulfills basic OCR requirements. However, multiple users report inconsistent accuracy with errors on clear images, occasional issues with selecting text areas, and desire for extra features such as translation and improved number recognition.

Pros

Supports multiple languages, including non-English ones.
Effectively recognizes distorted text better than some other OCR tools.
Simple to use and meets basic OCR needs.

Cons

OCR accuracy is inconsistent, producing errors even on clear images.
Occasional unresponsiveness when selecting text areas for recognition.
Lack of additional features like output translation or enhanced number recognition.

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OCR - Image Reader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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