Pinyin OCR

An extension that uses OCR to convert a image to Pinyin
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Pinyin OCR is a powerful Chrome extension that leverages Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to convert Chinese text from images and web pages into Pinyin with English translations. Easily scan any text within pages or images and display the corresponding Pinyin annotations for better understanding and language learning. The extension also enables selecting text in various languages to convert into Chinese, enhancing user interactions across multilingual platforms.

Built with an accessible and open-source backend and frontend, Pinyin OCR empowers users with seamless Chinese text recognition and translation right in their browsers. Its straightforward interface and efficient processing make it an indispensable tool for learners, translators, and anyone working with Chinese text regularly.

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By:
Nekodigi
Users:
571 -4
Rating:
3.67
(3)
Version:
1.2 Last updated: 2023-06-25
Creation date:
2023-05-08
Risk:
Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/*
Size:
2.69M
Email:
nd*****@gmail.com
URLs:
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Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Updated:
a day ago

Ranking

# 38,767 ▼ 133
Other rankings
#25132 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 30

User reviews

Does exactly what it says.
by Kevin Xiao, 2025-05-08
works for me
by Selina Z, 2024-05-06
doesnt work
by Rachel, 2024-02-15
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Pinyin OCR requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

Pinyin OCR has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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