Smart Text Capture

Local-first OCR for copying visible text from videos, images, PDFs, and protected pages.

Smart Text Capture turns visible text into editable, copyable text—right inside your browser. Capture text from video frames, images, screenshots, PDFs, and pages where normal text selection is unavailable. Select exactly the area you need, run OCR locally, then copy, review, clean up, or save the result. Key features • Capture text from any visible area of a browser tab • Extract text from videos, images, screenshots, and PDFs • Select only the text you need with precise area capture • Choose cleanup modes for plain text, paragraphs, or code • Copy extracted text instantly or review it in a side panel • Keep a local history of past captures when enabled • Choose from multiple OCR languages • OCR runs locally in your browser—captured images and recognized text are not uploaded for OCR Smart Text Capture is built for researchers, students, writers, developers, support teams, and anyone who needs text that cannot be selected normally.