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Local Lens

👥 80 users
📦 v1.3.1
💾 9.36MiB
📅 2026-02-27
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Overview

Free OCR text extractor

Local Lens is a light, offline OCR tool that brings a Google Lens-like experience to your browser. It extracts text from images, videos, PDFs, and protected websites instantly without sacrificing your data.

➤ Key features:
- Extracts text locally on your device
- Works on protected websites, images, and complex UI
- Recognizes text in 29 common languages
- No ads, no login, no data selling

➤ How it works:
Using an optical character recognition model, Local Lens analyzes pixels to identify text. For a higher security tab that blocks extensions, Local Lens will create a secure read-only tab to ensure your workflow is uninterrupted.

➤ Why is it free?
It's a passion project. There is no "premium" tier or hidden limits. If you find it useful, consider giving a 5-star review on the Chrome Web Store.

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Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

🔐 Security Analysis

This extension hasn't been security-scanned yet.

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