Tiny OCR by bipin
Offline OCR for selected tab area: draw a rectangle, extract text in the same language, and copy it to clipboard. No login, no cloud upload, no personal data storage.
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About this extension
Tiny OCR lets users capture text directly from the visible part of the current Firefox tab.
How it works:
Click the add-on icon and start selection.
Draw a rectangular region on the page.
OCR runs locally on-device (offline).
Extracted text is shown in a result panel and can be copied to clipboard.
Key points:
Supports multiple languages/scripts (including Latin, Devanagari, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Cyrillic).
Designed for privacy: no account, no sign-in, no external OCR API calls.
Does not store personal records, browsing history, screenshots, or extracted text on remote servers.
Processing is done inside the extension runtime using bundled OCR models.
Limitations:
Works on the visible viewport of the current tab.
Accuracy depends on image quality, text size, and contrast.
How it works:
Click the add-on icon and start selection.
Draw a rectangular region on the page.
OCR runs locally on-device (offline).
Extracted text is shown in a result panel and can be copied to clipboard.
Key points:
Supports multiple languages/scripts (including Latin, Devanagari, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Cyrillic).
Designed for privacy: no account, no sign-in, no external OCR API calls.
Does not store personal records, browsing history, screenshots, or extracted text on remote servers.
Processing is done inside the extension runtime using bundled OCR models.
Limitations:
Works on the visible viewport of the current tab.
Accuracy depends on image quality, text size, and contrast.
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Input data to the clipboard
- Access browser tabs
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
More information
- Add-on Links
- Version
- 1.0.2
- Size
- 106.01 MB
- Last updated
- a month ago (23 Apr 2026)
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- Licence
- Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
- Privacy Policy
- Read the privacy policy for this add-on
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