LexEye Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

What LexEye does

LexEye lets you highlight or select text on a page, shows an inline meaning popup, and optionally runs on-device OCR for screen selections.

Data we collect

We do not collect, store, sell, or share personal data.

• Selected text stays in the browser. It is only sent to https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/ to fetch a definition.
• OCR is performed locally using the bundled Tesseract engine.
• Your saved words and enable/disable toggle are stored only in chrome.storage.local on your device.

Permissions explained

• activeTab / scripting / <all_urls>: Needed to read the text you highlight and render the inline popup. Runs only on user action.
• offscreen: Runs OCR in a hidden offscreen document to avoid impacting the visible page.
• storage: Saves your saved words list and the on/off setting locally.
• Host permission: api.dictionaryapi.dev: Used solely to fetch definitions.

Analytics

No analytics or tracking are used.

Contact

If you have questions or requests about privacy, contact the developer.