enable-selection

Enable Selection in some websites which block selection by mouse to open context menu and copy. This small (only ~20 lines of…

Enable-Selection Chrome Extension | Overcome Copy Block

'Enable-Selection' is a minimalistic Chrome extension, efficient at enabling mouse text selection and copying in websites that block such actions. Working in a broad range of sites, it restores basic browser functionalities that are obscured by specific webpage scripts. Ideal for sites with loading delays, this tool either waits till loading completion or activates with Esc key input.
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Extension stats

Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.05
(21)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2019-01-11)
Creation date: 2019-01-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Size: 12.14K

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Extension summary

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

This small (only ~20 lines of code) extension performs basic anti-anti-selection when website blocking selection to copy and open context menu.

Example of working websites are: [1] https://cn.cari.com.my [2] http://chinapress.com.my [3] http://sinchew.com.my [4] http://guangming.com.my [5] http://www.enanyang.my [6] http://dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/noright.htm [7] https://www.zhihu.com [8] https://www.qidian.com

Tip: This extension might no effect If the web page still loading, in that, case, either wait for the page loaded OR press "Esc" key to stop loading immediately.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works effectively for enabling text selection on restricted sites.
  • Good performance compared to other similar extensions.
  • User-friendly and easy to install.
  • Helpful for specific site functions.
Cons
  • Disables custom right-click menus on various websites.
  • Causes functionality issues on some sites like Google Sheets and Peertube.
  • Requires jQuery to function properly; won't work on sites that don’t use it.
  • No option to disable the extension for specific sites.
Most mentioned
  • Disables right-click context menus.
  • Works well for enabling selection on restricted sites.
  • Causes issues on certain websites like Google Sheets and Yandex mail.
User reviews
It's working, so I am glad.
by Vineet Kishore, 2024-05-05

Very good extension for sites which needs it. Except that it brokes peertube's context menu on any peertube instance (just 'regular' browser context menu is shown) and there is no way to disable extension for specific sites.
by Dmitriy Kazimirov, 2024-04-28

Just works! Thanks!
by Lior Mor, 2023-08-25
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Extension safety

Risk impact

enable-selection requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

enable-selection has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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