An amazing Chrome extension for modifying text in web images

Project Naptha

Project Naptha, a Chrome extension made by developer Kevin Kwok, uses optical character recognition technology whipped up by several sources—including Microsoft Research and Google—to automatically identify text in images on the web. The extension then gives you options to copy, translate or even modify the text, right there in your browser.

With Project Naptha, selecting text in images is as easy as highlighting words in, well, Word, and a simple right-click brings up the extension's options. Being able to copy text in imagery and paste it into a Google search or document seems like a highly useful feature indeed.

Swing into the Chrome Web Store to pick up the extension, then head over to the Project Naptha website for the full backstory and—if you have the extension installed—a full demonstration of its abilities. Kwok hopes to expand the project to other browsers in the future.