Mistral OCR for Chrome

OCR for documents and images in Google Chrome with Mistral.

Transcribe documents and images directly from Chrome using Mistral OCR. Chrome Mistral OCR lets you process PDFs, images, and compatible Google Workspace documents from the extension popup. You can preview the OCR result, edit the extracted Markdown, copy the content, export it, save images, and generate a PDF from the rendered preview. 🔍 Main features OCR powered by mistral-ocr-latest. Support for two API keys. Optional extraction and export of images from processed files. Preview and edit transcriptions with a Markdown editor, rendered preview, autosave, Markdown export, and PDF export. Highlight low-confidence OCR words to help you review uncertain text more easily. Save transcriptions locally and search them by name, URL, SHA, or file type. Browser-language localization. 📄 Supported formats Primarily supports PDF documents rendered individually in Chrome, as well as compatible Google Workspace documents. Additionally, the extension works with any image that Chrome renders individually in a new tab. ⚙️ First use Create an API key in the Mistral Console: https://console.mistral.ai/ Before using the extension, configure your Mistral account in “Pay as you go” mode and make sure it has available balance. OCR will not work without this setting. Then open the extension, click “Configure”, paste your key into “API key”, and click “Save”. After setup, open a compatible document, image, or file in Chrome, open the Mistral OCR extension, choose whether to download images, and click Transcribe (OCR). If a transcription already exists for the current URL, the main button will change to Overwrite. To use local PDFs or files with file:// URLs, enable Allow access to file URLs for this extension in chrome://extensions. 🔐 Privacy This extension sends the documents, images, or files you choose to process to Mistral AI. By using the extension, you accept that those contents are handled according to Mistral AI’s current terms and policies. Mistral AI terms: https://mistral.ai/terms Your API key is stored locally in chrome.storage.local inside Chrome. If you process sensitive documents, review your Mistral AI plan’s privacy conditions before using the extension. This extension is independent and unofficial. It is not associated with Mistral AI. 🛠 Troubleshooting If OCR does not start, make sure your Mistral account is configured in “Pay as you go” mode and has available balance, that an API key is saved, and that the active Chrome tab contains a compatible resource. If a background OCR job is already running, wait for it to finish or cancel it before starting a new one. If local files do not work, open “chrome://extensions”, go to this extension’s details, and enable “Allow access to file URLs”. Legal notice This software is independent and unofficial. It is not associated with Mistral AI. The project includes the MIT license in LICENSE and copyright notices in COPYRIGHT.