Drag-Select Link Text

Name: Drag-Select Link Text
Rating: 4.8737 (95 reviews)
Author: Kestrel

Select link text with easy mouse gestures.

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Drag-Select Link Text makes selecting text inside links straightforward using mouse gestures, eliminating trial-and-error and accidental clicks. Choose from three gesture modes:

Horizontal: Select text by dragging horizontally.
Hold: Wait for a hold time before dragging to select.
Immediate: Drag immediately to select text.

Customize hold times and leverage full compatibility with Firefox's multi-selection feature. The extension allows selecting text in clickable areas without triggering clicks and offers advanced options to override CSS restrictions on text selection. Ideal for users seeking precise and hassle-free link text selection.

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By:

Kestrel

Daily users:

1,374 -5

Rating:

4.87

(95)

Version:

1.5.5resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5726309

Creation date:

2014-10-04

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

30.46KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-10

Ranking

# 2,578 ▼ 21

Other rankings

#8 in drag keyword 32

#18 in selection keyword 16

#22 in sell keyword 23 ▲ 2

#66 in links keyword 38

#81 in cursors keyword 61 ▼ 1

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User reviews

Pros

Very useful for everyday internet browsing
Highly recommended by users
Effective in solving specific text selection problems
One of the first add-ons users install

Cons

Some users noted that Firefox has a built-in feature that allows text selection in links, which may reduce the need for this extension

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Drag-Select Link Text requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Drag-Select Link Text has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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