Selectext: Copy Video Text

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

By: Selectext Add-on

Copy text directly from videos on Youtube and any site

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

1,506 ▲ 15

Data as of 2026-09-09

Rating:

3.53

(19)

Version:

3.1.23

Last updated: 2026-09-03

Features & Capabilities

Selectext: Copy Video Text uses AI-powered computer vision and OCR to let you select and copy text displayed inside videos. Pause a video, activate Selectext, and copy on-screen notes, programming code, links, captions, or handwritten text directly to your clipboard—even in full-screen mode.

The Firefox add-on works across YouTube, Udemy, Coursera, SharePoint, social media platforms, and university lecture recordings. It supports text detection in more than 50 languages, offers customizable display and clipboard settings, and includes an indentation mode for accurately copying code. Use the Alt+S shortcut on Windows or Option+S on Mac for faster access.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

3.1.23 Last updated: 2026-09-03

Version code:

6458022

Creation date:

2021-03-19

Firefox add-on GUID:

{88f0c183-636c-43b2-a5eb-f73c26bbc36e}

Firefox add-on numeric ID:

2692862

Weekly download count:

Firefox on Android:

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>
*.selectext.app

Size:

276.20KB

Email:

su*****@selectext.app

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-09

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,612 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#108 in Language Support ▼ 1

#43 in tutorial keyword 15 ▲ 5

#49 in sell keyword 19 ▲ 20

#70 in video keyword 85 ▲ 35

#73 in ocr keyword 36

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Other platforms

Selectext: Copy Video Text (v3.1.23)

200,000 4.27

(640)

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Developed by:

Selectext

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/selectext/

Email:

su*****@selectext.app

Website:

https://selectext.app

Permission Change History

2022-11-22: Version 3.0.42 → 3.0.43

Add Permissions: scripting

2022-08-18: Version 3.0.27 → 3.0.28

Add Permissions: browsingData

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

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Is Selectext: Copy Video Text Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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