# Enable Selection

> Unblock and Enable Selection in some websites which block selection by mouse to open context menu and copy.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/enable-selection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/enable-selection)

## Overview

- **ID:** `enable-selection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** limkokhole
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 794
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.02 / 5 (44 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7
- **Last updated:** 2020-12-03
- **First published:** 2018-12-28
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/enable-selection/)

## Description

**Enable Selection** is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to bypass restrictions on websites that disable text selection and right-click context menus. It effectively restores the ability to highlight, copy, and right-click on sites that implement anti-selection measures, allowing users to easily copy text content for personal use.

The extension works seamlessly on various websites known for blocking selection, including news portals and content platforms such as cn.cari.com.my, chinapress.com.my, sinchew.com.my, and others. It resolves common issues like blocked Ctrl+C shortcuts by enabling right-click context menus to facilitate copying.

Privacy is prioritized with no data being sent to external servers. The source code is openly available for review by Mozilla and users to ensure transparency. For best results, users should ensure pages are fully loaded or stop loading if the extension isn't taking immediate effect. Updates can be managed through the add-ons settings.

Enable Selection is ideal for users who need to copy text from websites that put restrictions on selection, enhancing their browsing productivity without compromising privacy.

## Rankings

- #3,787 — Overall
- #3 — selection
- #21 — section
- #45 — sell

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users frequently report that the extension reliably enables selection and right‑click on many sites and is simple and lightweight. However, multiple reviewers note it can break sites (notably Google Docs), trigger JavaScript errors that disrupt functionality, lacks whitelist/blacklist or per‑site toggles, and does not work consistently on every site.

### Pros

- Effectively enables text selection and restores the right‑click context menu on many sites (widely reported as working).
- Simple and lightweight — multiple users praise that it “does what it says” and often works without reloading.
- Generally reliable and useful for copying content (several users mention successful use for notes/reports).

### Cons

- Breaks Google Docs (several users report disabled copying or other breakage).
- Causes JavaScript errors and can break site functionality on some pages (reports of “jQuery is not defined” and broken pages like Inoreader/Calendar).
- No whitelist/blacklist or granular toggles — users must manually disable the add‑on for problematic sites.
- Doesn’t work on every site; effectiveness is inconsistent depending on the site’s protection methods.

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Enable Copy & Select](https://chrome-stats.com/d/enable-copy-select) — 25 users, 4.00 / 5
- [Allow Copy Plus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/allow-copy-unblock) — 1,103 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Allow Copy & Right Click](https://chrome-stats.com/d/allow-copy-right-click-unblock) — 156 users, 4.67 / 5
- [Text Selection Unblocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/text-selection-unblocker) — 941 users, 3.88 / 5
- [Enable Select](https://chrome-stats.com/d/enable-select) — 609 users, 3.25 / 5
- [Don't Touch My Selection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dont-touch-my-selection) — 11 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Smart Enable Right Click & Copy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/smart-enable-right-click-copy) — 2 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Allow Right-Click](https://chrome-stats.com/d/re-enable-right-click) — 55,659 users, 4.20 / 5
- [Enable Copy and Right Click](https://chrome-stats.com/d/enable-copy-and-right-click) — 7 users
- [Allow Copy & Right Click](https://chrome-stats.com/d/allow-copy-right-click) — 1,541 users, 4.92 / 5
- [Selection Disabler](https://chrome-stats.com/d/disable-selection) — 4.00 / 5
- [Allow Right Click & Copy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/allow-right-click-copy) — 83 users, 4.00 / 5

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/enable-selection)