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24 alternatives to BLACKBOX

Fastest way to copy text from anywhere

BLACKBOX is a Chrome extension that uses text recognition to quickly select and copy text from any source on screen. Designed for productivity and developer workflows, it streamlines the process of extracting text from… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. BLACKBOX launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Copy Text Easily▲104
A handy tool to copy text & sentences just by hovering mouse
2022 · devapt.com · its alternatives →
2
CSS Scan 2.0▲758
The fastest and easiest way to inspect or copy CSS ⚡️
2019 · getcssscan.com · its alternatives →
3
Copy as Markdown▲302
Convert text to markdown for LLMs like ChatGPT
2025 · copyasmarkdown.com · its alternatives →
4
Copyfish – Extract text from images, videos or PDF▲292
Download Copyfish for Firefox. Do you need to extract text from images, videos or PDF? If yes, then the Copyfish free OCR software is for you. Until now, your only option was to retype the text. Copyfish is so much faster and more fun. It can do desktop screenshots and OCR, too.
2017 · addons.mozilla.org · its alternatives →
5
Multicopy▲184
Copy multiple things and paste any from right click menu
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
6
Screenshot Reader by Docsumo▲147
Convert & translate screenshots into editable text instantly
2021 · docsumo.com · its alternatives →
7
Rapid Scrapper▲103
Automate and extract contents from any website easily
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
8
Image Reader Google Chrome Extension▲69
Extract text from images in a browser in a two mouse clicks
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
9
Text Grab▲74
Copy any text you see on screen
2021 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
10
Pastey Extension▲91
Keep a library of saved text, paste it in a keystroke
Feb 2026 · usepastey.com · its alternatives →
11
Quixy Toolbox▲99
Extract text from images and videos
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
12
Pluck▲71
Copy any UI component from any website and paste it into Claude, Cursor, Figma, or any AI tool. Get pixel-perfect code in seconds. Free to use.
Mar 2026 · pluck.so · its alternatives →
13
copyclean▲9
Copy as plain text extension, plain and simple.
Nov 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
14
Snip▲85
The simplest way to highlight and share text on the web
2023 · its alternatives →
15
TextSnatcher▲64
How to copy text from images, answer is TextSnatcher
2022 · textsnatcher.rf.gd · its alternatives →
16
Enable right click and copy on websites that disabled it▲71
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
17
CopyPilot▲15
Automatically copies selected text and saves copy history
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Chibaku▲68
One tap to copy text
2022 · chibaku.com · its alternatives →
19
Clip2Code▲29
Copy code from youtube videos anywhere!
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
20
SmartCopy▲12
A powerful Chrome copy enhancement extension
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
21
Local-first fast CPU image to text for screenshots, PDFs, webpages▲19
Snap any image, screenshot, or webpage into plaintext. No GPU. No cloud. One command. - kouhxp/textsnap
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
Extract Text from Image▲4
Copy text from any image, right in your browser
Aug 2026 · devexthub.com · its alternatives →
23
TextLoom▲4
Your personal web highlighter
Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Text Reader▲10
chrome extension reads copied text aloud
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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