Screen OCR Translator version history - 16 versions
Screen OCR Translator by Alex
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Latest version
Version 0.14.0
Released Sep 4, 2026 - 30.38 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Compact language selectors in the overlay.
- Added a setting for initial overlay view (translation or original).
- Display mode changes now apply only to the current capture. Defaults can still be set in settings.
- Marked GPU acceleration as experimental.
- Improved localization.
Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Older versions
Version 0.13.0
Released Aug 31, 2026 - 30.38 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Faster script detection in auto mode using bundled script classifier (replaces slow multi-recognizer probing)
- Show source language selector for empty or failed OCR results
- Improved Ollama support: added a compatibility option to prevent HTTP 403 errors and fixed disable thinking mode
Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 0.12.0
Released Aug 26, 2026 - 27.09 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Refactored content UI and shared components
- Redesigned options page
- Selected region now remains visible in panel mode
- Fixed an error in Firefox on Android (Android support is experimental and has not been extensively tested)
- License changed to MPL-2.0. Releases through v0.11.0 remain available under MIT.
Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 0.11.0
Released Aug 22, 2026 - 27.09 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Improved translation layout for vertically oriented source text.
- Added a re-translate button to the overlay toolbar.
Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 0.10.1
Released Aug 21, 2026 - 27.09 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Improved WebGPU handling and added setup instructions for Firefox and Chromium on Linux
- Fixed misleading restricted-page error on already-open tabs after first install
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.10.0
Released Aug 19, 2026 - 27.09 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Popup now shows the shortcut hint
- Refined translation overlay to be less distractive
- Source language and display mode are now remembered
- Fixed issue with region selection on websites that rebuild the page after load
- Keystrokes in the extension UI no longer trigger page shortcuts
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.9.0
Released Aug 17, 2026 - 27.09 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Improved text grouping using a local RT-DETR model
- Fixed fetching images from hosts requiring a referrer header
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.8.0
Released Aug 12, 2026 - 20.23 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Fixed regression in Chrome OCR host startup
- Added popup controls and image picker
- Added option for immediate OCR selection without adjustment
- Added Chromium smoke test to CI
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.7.0
Released Aug 11, 2026 - 20.22 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Added localization support and Ukrainian translation
- Improved image-loading feedback and fixed several UI issues
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.6.1
Released Aug 5, 2026 - 20.18 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Handle local file access permission on Firefox 153+
- Add a build-for-amo script
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.6.0
Released Aug 5, 2026 - 20.18 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Add Chrome support
- Fix issue where OCR pipeline would continue running after popup is closed
- Fix issue with captured image being lost after background goes idle
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.5.0
Released Aug 3, 2026 - 20.18 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Reduce extension size by ~66% using weight-only int8 quantization for the bundled OCR models
- Fix text-to-speech on sites with restrictive Content Security Policies (e.g. GitHub)
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.4.0
Released Aug 1, 2026 - 60.15 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Refine overlay behavior
- Support angled text in OCR overlay
- Keep OCR overlay on translation failure
- Add keyboard shortcut
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.3.0
Released Jul 23, 2026 - 60.15 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Preload OCR model during region selection
- Add peek toggle to hide the overlay boxes
- Add image translation context menu
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.2.0
Released Jul 21, 2026 - 60.14 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later- Fix LLM translation response mapping
- Improve text layout in the overlay
- Add WebGPU backend option for PaddleOCR
Source code released under MIT License
Version 0.1.1
Released Jul 18, 2026 - 60.14 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and laterSource code released under MIT License