Copyfish - Free OCR Software

Copy, paste and translate text from any image, video or PDF.

Copyfish - Free OCR Software is a flexible, proprietary Edge add-on designed to effectively extract text from various forms of images, such as diagrams, screenshots, and even Flash or Youtube videos. It also enables you to paste and translate the extracted text as per your requirements. With its 'Quick Switch' feature, you can easily toggle between different OCR languages. It is an open-source software using OCR API from https://ocr.space/ . It is particularly beneficial for language learners and developers.

By: a9t9 software GmbH

Users: 187,315

Rating: 4.40

Version: 6.2.0 (Last updated: 2025-02-26)

Creation date: 2021-04-30

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
activeTab
scripting
storage
notifications
nativeMessaging
clipboardRead
commands

Size: 237.16K

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Source: Edge Add-on Store

Updated: 14 hours ago

Ranking

Other rankings

#826 in Accessibility ▲ 12

#7 in software keyword 43 ▼ 1

#11 in text-to-image keyword 12

#19 in define keyword 3

#22 in scraping keyword 64

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User reviews

Pros

Works as described
Fast and efficient with minimal errors
User-friendly and easy to set up
Helps in extracting text from images effectively
Supports multiple languages

Cons

Does not work properly on Facebook
Inserts unwanted text into documents when active
Limited support for vertical Japanese text
Copy command may occasionally fail

Most mentioned

Works as intended and efficiently
Issues with functionality on social media platforms
Inserting extra text in documents is annoying
Need for more language features, particularly for Japanese

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User reviews

Works as described!

by Pierre, 2025-02-15

Not working on Facebook.

by Brian, 2025-01-30

best software to copy any text from anywhere, simply redo ocr if you aren't satisfied with initial results

by Talha, 2024-10-25

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Copyfish - Free OCR Software requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
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Risk likelihood

Copyfish - Free OCR Software is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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