InstantOCR

Name: InstantOCR
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: shafiq.mustang

Capture screenshots, extract text from images and videos, and copy it instantly.

As of June 2026, InstantOCR has 9 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Productivity category.

shafiq.mustang Productivity

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+80.0%

Rating0%

5.00

2 reviews

Reviews0%

Version

1.0.1

Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 7, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 7, 2026	5	5.00	2	1.0.1
Apr 19, 2026	4	5.00	2	1.0.1
Apr 29, 2026	6	5.00	2	1.0.1
May 9, 2026	5	5.00	2	1.0.1
May 25, 2026	6	5.00	2	1.0.1
Jun 4, 2026	7	5.00	2	1.0.1
Now	9	5.00	2	1.0.1

Permissions & access

Permissions: activeTabstoragescripting
Host access: None declared

Screenshots

About

InstantOCR lets you capture visible screen content and extract text from images or on-screen media using on-device OCR technology. It runs locally in your browser and is designed with privacy in mind.

Key Features

• Select & Extract  
Select a region of the visible screen to extract readable text from images, screenshots, or embedded media.

• Screen Capture OCR  
Capture the visible portion of a browser tab and extract text instantly.

• On-Screen Media Text  
Extract text from visible frames of videos or image-based content displayed on the screen.

• Local Processing  
Uses an embedded OCR engine (Tesseract.js) to process images locally within the browser.

How to Use

1. Click the InstantOCR extension icon or use Ctrl+Shift+O (Cmd+Shift+O on Mac).
2. Select an extraction mode.
3. View and copy the extracted text instantly.

Use Cases

• Capturing text from screenshots or presentations  
• Extracting text from on-screen videos or images  
• Working with non-selectable text content  

Privacy

InstantOCR processes images locally within the browser. The extension does not collect, store remotely, or transmit screenshots or extracted text.