Simple OCR
Drag to select and automatically recognize letters and numbers
As of June 2026, Simple OCR has 6 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Productivity category.
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Version
1.0
Manifest V3
History
9 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 4 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 5 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Apr 19, 2026 | 7 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 6 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| May 2, 2026 | 6 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| May 9, 2026 | 4 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| May 19, 2026 | 6 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 7 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 5 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Now | 6 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabscriptingclipboardWritetabsstorage
- Host access
- None declared
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About
Simple OCR is a lightweight Chrome extension for fast text recognition on webpages. Important: this extension recognizes only uppercase letters (A-Z) and numbers (0-9). It does not support lowercase letters, Chinese characters, or other symbols. How it works: 1. Click the extension icon. 2. Drag to select any area on the current page. 3. The extension captures that area and recognizes uppercase letters and numbers. 4. The result is shown in an on-page panel and copied to your clipboard automatically. Key features: - Drag-and-select OCR on any webpage - Recognition scope: uppercase letters (A-Z) and numbers (0-9) only - Automatic copy to clipboard - On-page result panel with quick manual copy - Lightweight and simple UI Privacy: - OCR processing runs locally in the browser whenever possible. - The extension does not sell your data. - It only uses the permissions required for capture, recognition, and copy.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 3.02MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- gabkpfgfmlcgffplimgjikbggobmdadi
- Developer ID
- u70b9226bcdfe9249f7439faa17cd4d75
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 16, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- Feb 16, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 6, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
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