Textlens – Ocr Text Extra
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Overview
TextLens – OCR Text Extractor | Copy Text from Images, PDFs & Screenshots
Turn any image, PDF, or webpage into editable text instantly with TextLens — a fast, privacy-first OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Chrome extension. Simply select any area on your screen and extract text in seconds.
EXTRACT TEXT FROM ANYWHERE ON THE WEB
Tired of retyping text from images, screenshots, or PDFs? TextLens makes it effortless:
Extract text from images on websites
Copy text from PDFs and scanned documents
Capture text from videos, canvases, and graphics
Works on any webpage with a simple selection
Just draw a box around the text — TextLens handles the rest.
HOW IT WORKS
Activate
Click the TextLens icon, right-click and select "TextLens", or press:
Ctrl + Shift + O (Windows/Linux) / Cmd + Shift + O (Mac)
Select Area
Draw a rectangle over the text you want to extract
Instant OCR
TextLens captures and processes the image locally using advanced OCR engines
Copy Text
View extracted text in a popup and copy it with one click
100% PRIVACY-FIRST OCR
Your data stays on your device.
No tracking or data collection
Perfect for sensitive documents and secure workflows.
MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT
Extract text in 25+ languages, including:
English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and more.
KEY FEATURES
Select and extract text from any screen region
Right-click context menu integration
Keyboard shortcut support
One-click copy to clipboard
Fast, accurate, and lightweight
Works on Chrome (Manifest V3 compatible)
Completely free to use
USE CASES
Students copying notes from PDFs or slides
Developers extracting text from UI screenshots
Marketers capturing text from ads or creatives
Researchers digitizing scanned documents
Anyone who wants to avoid manual typing
WHY CHOOSE TEXTLENS?
Unlike cloud-based OCR tools, TextLens is fast, private, and works anywhere — even on protected pages and dynamic content.
INSTALL TEXTLENS TODAY
Save time, boost productivity, and extract text from anywhere with ease.
Add TextLens – OCR Text Extractor to Chrome now and start copying text in seconds!
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