Copyfish - Free OCR Software
Copy, paste and translate text from any image, video or PDF.
What is Copyfish - Free OCR Software?
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Copy, paste and translate text from any image, video or PDF.
Do you need to extract text from images, videos or PDF? If yes, then the Copyfish free OCR software is for you.
Common reasons to extract text from images are to google it, store it, email it or translate it. Until now, your only option was to retype the text. Copyfish is soooo much faster and more fun.
“Images” come in many forms: photographs, charts, diagrams, screenshots, PDF documents, comics, error messages, memes, Flash – and Youtube movies.
You can verify the results in one glance with the extracted text overlay.
Do you need to switch between OCR languages often? You can define "Quick Switch" buttons for up to three languages on the settings page.
For language learners: There are many translator addons available, but they only work with plain website text. Text inside images, in tricky Javascript/AJAX or, especially, in movie subtitles on Youtube or Youku is unreachable for them. But not for Copyfish. And if you want, Copyfish also translates the text for you. Especially for the subtitle translation use case, Copyfish has a repeat feature. Mark the area of the subtitle once and then use the "Do OCR" button to grab the latest text from the movie screen.
For developers: Copyfish is published under the GPL open-source license. As OCR software, it uses the free OCR API from https://ocr.space/ .
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Pros
- Works as intended and is user-friendly
- Supports multiple languages
- Useful for extracting text from images and translating it
- Free to use and easily accessible from the app store
- Can be used on different platforms like Edge's PDF viewer
Cons
- Does not support vertical Japanese text
- Unwanted text (e.g., 'x copyfish') and line breaks are inserted when a textbox is open
- Pro and Pro+ versions have steep subscription fees with no one-time purchase option
- Some users experience issues with the copy command not working
Most mentioned
- Useful for OCR and translation tasks
- ilink网络加速器 spam messages
- Pro version subscription pricing
- Supports multiple languages including Japanese
- Some issues with UI and unwanted text insertion
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Copyfish - Free OCR Software may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.
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Copyfish - Free OCR Software has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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