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Life & fun · May 12, 2021

Docsumo-OCR – Chrome extension to capture webpages and edit text

Docsumo-OCR – Chrome extension to capture webpages and edit text launched on May 12, 2021 with 18 votes, #1,250 of 3,505 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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Docsumo-OCR is a Chrome extension that captures webpages and converts their text into editable format. Users can extract and modify text directly from web pages they visit. The tool is designed for anyone who needs to quickly grab and edit text content while browsing. It launched in May 2021 and is available through the Chrome Web Store.

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