Select and copy text from links, buttons, and captions, even on sites that disable selection. Copy page URLs in a custom format.
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updated 12 Oct 2026
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About DeepSelect - Force Copy Any text
[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.
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