OCR - Image Reader

A powerful optical character recognition (OCR) extension to capture and convert images to text

OCR - Image Reader is available to install from Edge Add-on Store and for download from this page. It has 45,124 active users The latest version is 0.4.2, and it was published 5 months ago.

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Total download count: 43 (Only count downloads from Edge-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of OCR - Image Reader here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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Version Download Size Download count Timestamp
0.4.2 CRX · ZIP · Source code 2.71M 0 2024-09-04
0.4.1 Paid users only 2.70M 0 2024-08-27
0.4.0 Paid users only 2.68M 0 2024-03-05
0.3.7 Paid users only 2.68M 4 2023-11-20
0.3.6 Paid users only 3.23M 1 2023-06-25
0.3.5 Paid users only 3.28M 29 2023-02-23
0.3.4 Paid users only 3.26M 9 2022-10-09
0.3.1 Paid users only 2.54M 0 2022-09-10
0.3.0 Paid users only 2.54M 0 2022-08-24
0.2.9 Paid users only 2.54M 0 2022-07-19
0.2.7 Paid users only 1.73M 0 2022-06-06
0.2.6 Paid users only 1.73M 0 2022-03-06
0.2.5 Paid users only 1.73M 0 2022-01-12

Install CRX file

An CRX file is the file format used for distributing and installing browser extensions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. These extensions add functionalities and features to the Chrome browser, enhancing user experience by integrating additional tools directly into the browsing interface. Similar to an executable file, a CRX file contains all the components needed for an extension to run, including JavaScript code, images, CSS files, and other resources.

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

  1. Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from edge-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
  2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
  3. Download and install the OCR - Image Reader CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

  1. Download OCR - Image Reader CRX file
  2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Edge Add-on Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
  3. In the URL bar, go to edge://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Drag and drop the downloaded OCR - Image Reader CRX file into the Extensions page
  6. When prompted, click Add extension to install OCR - Image Reader.

Install ZIP file

  1. Download and unpack the OCR - Image Reader ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
  2. In Edge browser, go to edge://extensions
  3. Enable Developer mode.
  4. Click on the Load Unpacked button.
  5. Select the directory of with the unpacked OCR - Image Reader ZIP file from step 1. OCR - Image Reader is now installed on your browser.