SelectSightTry it on this image.
Move your mouse over the words in the image, then click and drag to select them. Release to copy.
New here? Add to Chrome ↗, refresh this page, and leave Automatic recognition on. Local copying is free and needs no account.
01 / Try a video
Your turn: pause and copy.
Pause the video, move your mouse over the words, then click and drag to select. Release to copy. To copy another frame, pause there and select its words.
More ways to use SelectSight
02 / Screenshot recognition
Free · On your deviceFrame what you cannot select.
For a chart, slide, canvas, or other visible page region, open SelectSight from the browser toolbar and choose Start screenshot. Drag around the area you need. Recognition runs locally, and the detected text is copied automatically. Use Copy all in the result toolbar to copy it again. To copy only part of the text, drag across the words in the screenshot result and release the mouse.
Use Edit original to correct the recognized text before copying, translating, or exporting it. After making changes, copy again to update your clipboard.
Already have a screenshot? Use the Image to Text to extract and copy its text in your browser without installing the extension.
Click outside the screenshot result or press Esc to close it. If a menu or text editor is open, Esc closes that first.
The default screenshot shortcut is Alt+S on Windows or Option+S on Mac. Check the shortcut shown in the popup; use the button beside it to change the binding if another extension already uses it. Screenshot capture also works with Automatic recognition switched off.
03 / Edit and translate
Free · Online translationCopy the words in your language.
Select text in an image or paused video, or capture a screenshot. In the result toolbar, choose Edit original if any words need correcting. After editing selected text, use Copy to update your clipboard. Choose Translate to start translating into your last-used language, or a language based on your browser settings the first time. Change the target language in the toolbar to translate again automatically.
For selected text, use Copy translation to copy the translated words. In a screenshot result, use Copy all to copy the current text, or drag across part of the original or translated text and release to copy just that selection. Show original switches back to the source. You can also export the translated result.
Translation sends text to an online service and uses no credits. Translate up to 400 characters per request without signing in, or up to 2,000 after signing in. For longer text, select less text or capture a smaller area.
04 / Export a file
Free text files · Cloud Office exportTake the result into your next document.
Capture a screenshot, then choose Export in the result toolbar. You can also right-click an image and choose SelectSight: Recognize and export… to open its recognized result, then choose Export.
Review the text and the cost shown in the menu before choosing a format. Text file saves the current text for free. Word document and Excel spreadsheet use cloud processing and require sign-in; follow the email-code prompt if needed. Selecting a cloud format starts the export and uploads the image and any edited or translated text used for that export.
A new Word or Excel export uses 1 credit. Downloading a cached format again from the same unchanged result uses no additional credits; check the cost shown in the menu. Review the generated file, especially tables and recognition errors, before using it.
Word
Choose Word document (.docx) for editable document content.
Excel
Choose Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx) to work with recognized tables in a spreadsheet.
Text file
Choose Text file (.txt) to save the current original or translated text without spending credits.