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Adjust, annotate, redact, copy and search screenshots with local English OCR. SnapLens — Snip, Copy & Search Anything on Your Screen Capture any part of a webpage, copy it instantly, save it as a PNG, extract text locally, or search with Google Lens and Bing Visual Search. SnapLens makes screenshots useful as fast as possible. Capture, preview, edit, copy text and manage your history directly in the extension popup. Start a snip, select an area, adjust it if needed, and press Enter to capture. Your chosen capture mode takes care of what happens next. KEY FEATURES ⚡ Fast, Adjustable Screenshot Capture Capture exactly the part of the current webpage you need. After selecting an area, move it or use the resize handles before confirming. See the image dimensions and make precise adjustments with your keyboard. The page stays frozen while you select. Press Enter to capture or Escape to cancel. You can also start with the SnapLens Capture right-click menu. 📋 Copy Screenshots Instantly Copy your snip to the clipboard and paste it into messages, documents, image editors, AI tools or anywhere else that accepts images. Choose your preferred capture behavior: • Copy only — the default. Capture and copy without starting an external search. • Copy + Search — copy and automatically open your selected search engines. • Ask after capture — choose your next action in the popup. Enabled search engines and automatic searching are separate settings. 🔎 Google Lens & Bing Visual Search Search a screenshot with Google Lens, Bing Visual Search, or both. Identify products, objects and places, find similar images, look for image sources, and research visual content you find online. Search your latest capture, a selected history image or an imported image. Right-click an existing image and choose Search image with SnapLens to search it through the popup. Searching sends the image to the selected external service. If an upload fails, retry or save the PNG and upload it manually. 📝 Copy Text from Screenshots Extract English text from screenshots and imported images using local OCR. Review or edit the result, then use Copy text. Recognition runs on your device using bundled resources. It includes progress, cancellation and clear feedback when no readable text is found. English is the currently supported recognition language. ✏️ Annotate & Redact Add arrows, highlights and text labels, or cover sensitive information with solid redaction rectangles. Use undo, redo, cancel and apply directly in the popup. Applied edits become part of the image used for copying, saving, history, OCR and searching. Redactions replace the covered pixels. Choose Edit first in the capture selection if you need to redact before saving to history or starting an automatic search. 💾 Save & Import Images Save screenshots and edited images as PNG files. Import an existing image by choosing a file, dragging and dropping, or pasting an image into the popup. Imported images support the same copy, save, search, OCR and editing actions. 🕘 Screenshot History Keep up to 10 recent screenshots with timestamps and image dimensions. Select a thumbnail to preview, copy, save, edit, extract text or search again. Delete individual screenshots or clear the entire history. History is ON by default for new installations, and your saved preference is remembered. You can turn it off in Settings while keeping older entries until you delete them. The current image and unfinished edits remain available when you close and reopen the popup during the browser session. 🔁 Repeat the Last Capture Area Capture the same region again using a fresh screenshot. Use Repeat last area in the popup or assign a separate keyboard shortcut. If the window size or zoom no longer matches, SnapLens asks you to select a new area. ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts Suggested capture shortcuts: Windows / Linux: Ctrl + Shift + E Mac: Command + Shift + E Chrome may leave a shortcut unassigned if it conflicts with another command. SnapLens displays the shortcut actually assigned by Chrome, or Set shortcut when none is assigned. Configure capture and repeat shortcuts at chrome://extensions/shortcuts. 🔒 PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN SnapLens does not require an account and does not use advertising trackers or behavioral profiling. Screenshot history is stored locally on your device. The current image, unfinished edits and completed OCR text use temporary browser-session storage to support reopening the popup. OCR runs locally with bundled resources. SnapLens does not sell your screenshots, browsing activity or personal information. Images are sent to Google Lens or Bing Visual Search when you request a search or enable Copy + Search. Copy only is the default. The external services' respective privacy policies apply to those searches. WHO IS SNAPLENS FOR? • Shopping — identify products and find visually similar items or other sellers. • Reverse image search — look for matches to images, thumbnails, product photos and visible video frames. • Research — investigate images, diagrams, documents and visual references. • Designers and creators — collect and annotate visual references, UI elements and inspiration. • Text and information — copy English text from screenshots without sending the image to an OCR service. • Video and social content — capture a visible frame or part of a webpage and search it. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS / BUG FIXES Version 1.3.2 • Added movable and resizable capture selections, image dimensions and keyboard adjustments. • Added fast capture completion with Enter and image tools inside the popup. • Added local English Only OCR with editable results, text copying, progress and cancellation. • Added arrows, highlights, text labels, solid redaction, undo and redo. • Added file imports, image pasting, drag and drop, and an image-search context menu. • Added Copy only, Copy + Search and Ask after capture modes, independent of engine preferences. • Added individual history deletion, Clear all, timestamps, dimensions and a history toggle. History defaults to ON for new installations. • Added repeat-region capture with a fresh screenshot and a separate configurable shortcut. • Preserved the current image and unfinished edits across popup closing and reopening. • Improved shortcut display, keyboard access, clipboard recovery, storage failure handling and capture notifications. • Preserved the familiar SnapLens appearance and original review/support prompts, links and dismissal settings. • No additional Chrome permissions required. Version 1.2.7 • Fixed an issue with history not showing up in some cases. Version 1.2.6 • Improved keyboard shortcut controls. • Added a compact shortcut edit button. • Refined popup UI and spacing. • Added review and support prompts for active users. • Minor usability improvements. Version 1.2.2 • Improved Google Lens and Bing image-upload handling. • Added upload retry and manual-upload options. • Improved Search Selected behavior. • Fixed screenshot overlay and selection-border issues. • Preserved screenshot resolution on high-DPI displays. • Improved screenshot history behavior. • Improved search, download and storage error handling. • Updated the suggested capture shortcut to Ctrl+Shift+E / Command+Shift+E. FEEDBACK SnapLens is actively being improved. If you find a bug, have a feature request, or have an idea that would make it more useful, get in touch through the support contact listed on the Chrome Web Store. If SnapLens saves you time, leaving a review on the Chrome Web Store is greatly appreciated. You can also support development through the Support SnapLens link in the popup. Install SnapLens and turn what you see on a webpage into something you can copy, save, edit or search in seconds.