GrabText

Select any area on screen and instantly copy the text. Works on YouTube, PDFs, images — anywhere.

As of June 2026, GrabText has 2 users in the Productivity category.

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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since May 25, 2026.

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Jun 7, 20261.0.0
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Permissions & access

Permissions
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Host access
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Screenshots

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About

GrabText turns any text on your screen into copyable text in seconds — no more typing out what you see, no more switching apps.

⚡ HOW IT WORKS
1. Press Ctrl+Shift+S (or ⌘+Shift+S on Mac)
2. Drag over any area on screen
3. Text is automatically copied to your clipboard ✓

That's it. 3 steps → 1 step.

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🎯 PERFECT FOR

📺 YouTube & Video Learners
Watching a tutorial and need to copy code, a prompt, or a formula shown on screen? GrabText grabs it instantly — no pausing, no retyping.

📄 PDFs & Scanned Documents
Copy text from PDFs that don't allow selection, scanned images, or locked documents.

🖼️ Images & Screenshots
Extract text from any image on any website — memes, infographics, presentations, charts.

💻 Developers & Designers
Copy error messages, stack traces, or UI text from screenshots without retyping a single character.

📊 Students & Researchers
Grab quotes, data, and references from lecture slides, research papers, or online courses.

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✨ FEATURES

- One keyboard shortcut — Ctrl+Shift+S / ⌘+Shift+S
- Drag-select any region on screen
- Instant clipboard copy — text is ready to paste immediately
- Works on YouTube, PDFs, images, any webpage
- Supports 10+ languages including English, Hindi, Spanish, French, Arabic & more
- Recent extractions history — access your last 5 grabbed texts
- 100% offline — no internet needed, no account required
- Zero data collection — everything stays on your device

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🔒 PRIVACY FIRST

GrabText runs entirely on your device using Tesseract.js, a trusted open-source OCR engine. Your screenshots are never uploaded, stored on any server, or shared with anyone. What you grab stays with you.

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🆓 COMPLETELY FREE

No subscription. No sign-up. No hidden limits. Just install and start grabbing text.

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💬 FEEDBACK & SUPPORT

If GrabText saves you time, please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review — it helps more people discover the extension!

Developed by ORBIT AI LABS

Technical

Version
1.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
1.53MiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u434d2aafbd9f230fdb2ef3aed5a54ccf
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 24, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 24, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 7, 2026
Website

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 7, 2026.