What is Copyfish?
Copyfish is a free and open-source software that acts as a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. It allows you to quickly and easily extract text from images, PDFs, and even videos within your web browser.
Key Features of Copyfish:
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Accurately converts text from images into editable text format.
- Supported Formats: Works with various image formats (JPEG, PNG, etc.), PDFs, and YouTube subtitles.
- Multiple Languages: Supports over 60 languages for OCR and translation.
- Translation Integration: Optionally translate extracted text directly within the extension.
- Desktop OCR (Chrome & Firefox): Capture screenshots and automatically extract text with the “Desktop Text Capture” feature.
- Open-Source: Freely accessible and modifiable source code.
Use Cases:
- Extract text from screenshots, memes, presentations, or scanned documents.
- Copy text from images on websites or within PDFs.
- Translate foreign language text embedded in images.
- Capture and transcribe subtitles from YouTube videos.
- Create searchable text from scanned documents for easier storage and access.
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FAQs:
- Is Copyfish free? Yes, the core OCR functionality is entirely free!
- Does it recognize handwritten text? Currently, no, Copyfish mainly works with printed text.
- Are there any limitations? Free OCR processing has limits, with paid plans offering higher quotas and additional features.
- How accurate is the OCR? Accuracy depends on image quality and text complexity, but it generally does well with clean images and printed text.
