DeepSelect - Force Copy Any text users statistics

Select and copy text from links, buttons, and captions, even on sites that disable selection. Copy page URLs in a custom format.

[Overview] Have you ever tried to select text from a video caption, a protected website, or inside a hyperlink, only to find it impossible?

DeepSelect removes those barriers. It allows you to force-select and copy text on the web that is normally difficult or impossible to select, including video captions, link text, buttons, and copy-protected content.

New Feature: Smart URL Copy Copy page URLs and titles in your own custom format.

New Feature: Right-Click Menu Support You can enable the browser's standard right-click menu, even on websites that disable it.

[Key Features] ✅ Select Unselectable Text Select text that is usually blocked, such as video captions on YouTube, Netflix, and TikTok, copy-protected website text, and button text.

✅ Select Text Inside Links Highlight part of a hyperlink without opening the link or dragging it.

✅ Auto-Copy The selected text is automatically copied to your clipboard when you release the mouse button.

✅ Standard Right-Click Menu When enabled, the browser's standard right-click menu is available on sites that block right-click menu. The right-click menu feature can be enabled or disabled from the Options page.

✅ Smart URL Copy with Custom Formats Copy the current page title and URL with a single click.

• Fully Customizable: Define the output format using JavaScript.
• Quick Shortcut: Use a customizable mouse button and modifier key combination, such as Ctrl + right-click.
• The URL Copy shortcut takes priority over the standard right-click menu.

[Solves These Common Frustrations]

• Hyperlink Text: Selecting part of a link usually drags it. DeepSelect lets you highlight only the words you want.
• Video Captions: Copy text from overlays on streaming platforms where text is usually unclickable.
• Protected Content: Copy text from webpages that normally prevent text selection.
• Disabled Context Menus: Restore access to the browser's standard right-click menu on websites that disable it.

[How to Use]

A. To Force-Select Text

• Hold the right mouse button by default, or the left mouse button if configured.
• Keep holding for 0.5 seconds. The duration can be customized.
• When "Selection Mode" appears, drag to highlight the text.
• Release the mouse button. The selected text is copied automatically.
• If the right-click menu feature is enabled, right-click again to open the menu for the selected text.

B. To Use the Standard Right-Click Menu

• Enable "Right-Click Menu" on the Options page.

C. To Smart-Copy a URL

• Hold a modifier key, such as Ctrl or Alt, and click the configured mouse button.
• The default shortcut is Ctrl + right-click.
• The page URL will be copied to your clipboard.
• To use a custom format, write your format in JavaScript and enable custom formatting.

[Important Note: What Cannot Be Selected]

This extension works with text rendered as HTML.

❌ Text embedded inside image files, such as JPG, PNG, and GIF, cannot be selected. ❌ Text rendered inside an HTML <canvas> element cannot be selected. ❌ Burned-in subtitles that are part of the video file itself cannot be selected. ❌ PDF text may not be supported.

This extension does not provide OCR or image-to-text capabilities.

Privacy: The built-in features process selected text, page titles, and URLs locally for copying; this data is not sent to the developer or external servers. Preferences are stored using Chrome Sync and may sync across your Chrome devices.