Selectext: Copy Text from Videos

Name: Selectext: Copy Text from Videos
Rating: 3.5263 (19 reviews)
Author: Selectext

Copy text directly from videos on Youtube and any site

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Selectext is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help you easily copy on-screen text directly from any video, including lectures, tutorials, and social media clips. Whether you need to grab notes, code snippets, or links, Selectext leverages advanced AI OCR technology to detect text in over 50 languages and works seamlessly on platforms like YouTube, Udemy, Coursera, and more.

With a simple toggle button or convenient keyboard shortcuts (Alt+S on Windows, Option+S on Mac), you can select and copy text from paused videos in seconds. The extension supports preserving code indentation for programming languages such as Python and offers customizable settings to tailor the copying experience to your needs. Boost your productivity and save hours daily by extracting text effortlessly from any video with Selectext.

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

3.1.13 Last updated: 2025-01-25

Version code:

5881339

Creation date:

2021-03-19

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
browsingData
scripting
<all_urls>

Size:

259.88KB

Email:

su*****@selectext.app

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 1,994 ▼ 10

Other rankings

#88 in Language Support ▼ 1

#329 in Photos, Music & Videos ▼ 2

#37 in tutorial keyword 12 ▲ 1

#52 in sell keyword 23 ▲ 2

#63 in selection keyword 18

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Selectext: Copy Text from Videos (v3.1.13)

200,000 4.26

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User reviews

Pros

Works well most of the time
Super handy for developers (copying code from tutorials)
Almost excellent with OCR and YouTube

Cons

Requires login to use the service
Limited uses per day for free; requires payment for more
Inconsistent text copying quality, sometimes outputs text with extra line breaks or misformatted results

Recent reviews

by 退出*****, 2025-03-31

1/5 rating because it doesn't work without logging in. That's a deal breaker, I removed the extension.

by SG*****, 2025-03-20

I was hesitant to even try because it demanded a login. Then, I saw usage limits and upgrade for $ and immediately removed it. The single test I did wouldn't even copy (to the clipboard) all of the text that it managed to recognize; only a small rectangle.

by Sa*****, 2025-03-17

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Selectext: Copy Text from Videos requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Selectext: Copy Text from Videos is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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