Selectext: Copy Text from Videos

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Copy text directly from videos on Youtube and any site

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Description from store Tired of typing out text trapped inside of videos? Selectext lets you easily copy on-screen text directly from any video. Copy notes from lectures, code from tutorials, links from social media videos, or even handwritten text in seconds. Selectext is designed to speed up your workflow without getting in the way. The video you are watching will be seamlessly enhanced with the ability to copy text - even in full screen. It’s the fastest way to grab the text you want without any unnecessary steps. Join thousands of other Selectext users to save hours of time every day. ➤ How it works Simply pause the video and click the Selectext toggle button that comes up in the top left corner. You can then select the text you want from the video and it will be automatically copied to your clipboard. Paste the text anywhere like your favourite note taking app or code editor. ➤ Extra tips Use the keyboard shortcut instead of clicking the toggle and pausing the video to speed up the process even further - Alt+S on Windows or Option+S on Mac. Selectext has a customisable menu that allows you to personalise the extension to suit your needs. You can change how the text is displayed, or change how the text is copied to the clipboard. Indentation mode for copying code will preserve the indentation of the code. This is important for programming languages such as Python. ➤ Supported languages and sites Selectext uses the latest AI Computer Vision (OCR) technology to detect the text in the video. It supports detecting text in 50+ languages including English, Hindi, Turkish, French, Spanish and many more. Selectext works on all video sites including Youtube, Udemy, Coursera, Sharepoint, as well as social media sites and university / college lecture recordings. You can even use Selectext on local video files by simply dragging and dropping the video file into the Chrome browser. ➤ Need help? Check out the tutorial at: https://selectext.app/tutorial If Selectext isn't working on a video site you use, or if you want a feature to be added, reach out via [email protected].

Latest reviews

(2023-11-29) Utkarsh Kumar: great
(2023-11-15) Njoroge Kamau: I use it almost every day when learning from YouTube tutorials, and I love it
(2023-11-14) shoaib tariq: It's a great tool
(2023-11-11) Jijo Francis: I love it. Thank you.
(2023-11-02) Erdem Kurnaz: Harika!!!
(2023-10-24) noveD: Probably the most accurate screen to text generator
(2023-10-23) Tanay Vijay: Very accurate , would be great if loading while turning on can be more faster
(2023-10-21) ManiaTec: Excelente extensão.
(2023-10-18) Aman Singh: very helpfull
(2023-10-14) yamuna m: For me it is very useful to save my time in learning process.Thank you
(2023-10-10) Nikhil Bhosale: Best extension ever And thanks for making it Free to Use
(2023-10-06) Kathiravan P: powerful tool
(2023-10-04) Θεμης Γεωργιαδης: gud
(2023-10-04) Isabella Mellonie (C1b3r3y3): Otra mas, que no quiero registrarme para copiar un put0 texto.
(2023-10-04) Sanjay Chauhan: Best Extension
(2023-10-01) Robert Crombie: This may be handy one day, BUT what I was really looking for is the ability to download ALL of the CC (Closed Captions). That is - all the words spoken by the author
(2023-09-27) İsra Gösterit: a wonderful free extension, works better than the others.. thank you very much!
(2023-09-27) Praveen Singh Karki: Very use full extension
(2023-09-21) Rienel Basilisco: very good
(2023-09-20) Milan Maleňák: It just works. Even a code from programming tutorials gets copied out nicely.
(2023-09-11) Samantha Salas: LOVE IT!
(2023-09-11) Nandakumar Ramakrishnan: Works perfectly, as if we copy from other plain text documents. Error free too. Loved it
(2023-09-03) Ben Hollingworth: perfect for copying code from tutorial videos
(2023-09-02) Neminath S: very useful chrome extension thank you developers💖
(2023-08-31) Vijay Mokariya: one of the best ......
(2023-08-31) Trần Huy: It's a pity that it can only be used a maximum of 20 times a month :(( *可惜每月最多只能使用20次:((
(2023-08-29) Hi Bye: Pretty useful
(2023-08-25) Siddhant Rawat: Great Extension!!
(2023-08-25) Hamza Ahmed: Great and precise tool!
(2023-08-22) Michael Montgomery: Pause the video, select the "S" button on the screen, (it's discreet and only appears when you pause). Any text on that frame of video is almost instantly available as text. Drag your cursor and select the specific text you want and Selectext automatically copies it for you ready to paste into what text programme you are using. Works quickly, simply and flawlessly.
(2023-08-18) Henry Wu: cheap and convenient
(2023-08-14) Palitha Gunapala: Helps me alot
(2023-08-11) Pratik Nimbalkar: Its great it had saved a lot of time of mine from copying the text from youtube videos for studies also for practicing codes etc
(2023-08-09) 梁佩蓉: Helpful
(2023-08-08) Aamir Karim: i copy arabic text but words get interchanged, arabic is written from right to left, but i get sentences from left to right, so i have to do extra work to correct it
(2023-07-20) MOMO SALIH: Great extension LOVE it
(2023-07-19) tejeswar pala: I am learning lot of technologies with youtube tutorials and this tool helps in capturing all the needed text from those videos. notes making made super easy with this tool.
(2023-07-17) Kelly Taylor Carton: It works! Very helpful for creating a study guide. Thank you
(2023-07-13) Oscar: Very good extension. Very usefull.
(2023-07-01) Anh Duong: làm tốt lắm
(2023-06-25) Divesh Kumar chordia: it works great but it has a upper limit of 25 photos or something per month , and then it becomes paid . use microsoft power toys instead, it has text extractor use it , it is free and works on video too. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/
(2023-06-15) Lecon: Paywalls and cant copy code from youtube video properly. Garbage.
(2023-06-03) Lisa Tilton: Love this extension for my studies!
(2023-05-23) arti4ikmin: Hey I found a way how to get unlimited, just always register with a new google account, use vpn if needed!
(2023-04-26) Shafen Badar: Working great Whatever text I need from a video like a URL from course video or even whole excel table data, I just pause and the SelectText button appears, and I just copy paste very conveniently from most of the video websites
(2023-04-21) Minh Quân Trần: Very goodddd,hope it's work with image :)
(2023-04-19) Ben Zumbehl: You get to copy any selected portion of text only 20 times (Credits). I need this for school and it is absurd that for $4.00 you can only purchase up to 1,000 credits per month. There should be an unlimited credits subscription. 1 out of 5, very disappointed.
(2023-04-15) you tube: it is not free
(2023-03-22) Andre Oliveira: shame you have to pay for this. I can just use sharex and use a much better OCR than this.
(2022-12-29) Moh Alotaibi: The fact that they want you to pay for it is just very funny!!

Latest issues

(2023-10-07, v:3.0.60) Isha Gopinath Mallick: it is copying only 1st line
I want to copy the code from a youtube video. i paused the video then clicked on capture text. then i selected the full code. But when i paste it to my VSCode it is pasting only the 1st line. and also it sometimes stopped working. Please resolve the issue as soon as possible.
(2023-08-10, v:3.0.54) John Johns: toggle
is there anyway of connecting selectext to local video?
(2023-08-10, v:3.0.54) John Johns: toggle
using mov or mp4 viles the togle does noot appear when pausing video
(2023-06-29, v:3.0.52) Sıla Duygu Demir: SELECTEXT PACKAGE UPGRADE CANCELLATION
In the Selectext application, I purchased a one-time credit right and completed the payment without saving my card information, but the money was automatically again withdrawn from my card on behalf of the application. How do I cancel it?
(2023-06-29, v:3.0.52) Sıla Duygu Demir: SELECTEXT PAKET YÜKSELTME İPTALİ
Selectext uygulamasında kart bilgilerimi kaydetmeden tek seferliğine kredi hakkı satın alıp ödemesini tamamlanmıştım fakat kartımdan otomatik yine uygulama adına para çekildi.İptalini nasıl sağlayacağım ?
(2023-06-11, v:3.0.51) Валентина Цыплакова: How do I get a refund for automatic money withdrawal? This program is no longer needed.
Good afternoon! The Select text program paid for a monthly subscription and did not remove the check mark from the automatic subscription. This program is more needed, and today it was automatically debited. The subscription was not used, how can I return the money that was debited? Where can I write?
(2023-03-17, v:3.0.49) Allen Davidson: Extension only works on the first video thats on the webpage
Hello! I absolutely love the tool you created, thank you so much. I wanted to inquire about an issue I've been having. The tool is great for copying text, however the "select" tab in the video only shows up for the first video that's on a webpage. I would love to use this tool for school and taking lecture notes, but my professor posts 4 parts to the lecture on the same webpage in different videos. The select button only shows up on the first video and will not show up on any of the other ones. Is there any way to fix this?
(2023-02-28, v:3.0.49) KuldipChole: how can i unsubscribe the subscription
how can i unsubscribe the subscription
(2023-01-25, v:3.0.48) Rohan Patel: unable to sign in
I am not able to sign in and use this extension. Earlier it was fine
(2022-11-24, v:3.0.37) shac: doesn't work on datacamp
datacamp pandas part 1 code does not get registered on your application.
(2022-11-21, v:3.0.26) Andre Oliveira: Vertical lines support
Add Japanese support for vertical text. A video of the issue is shown below. Horizontal text works properly with no flaws (even though maybe if the text was selectable instead of copying i think it would be better), the vertical text just shows gibberish. Video here: https://streamable.com/1eoyto
(2022-11-21, v:3.0.25) Phong Phan: Make text directly selectable, without having to drag a rectangle box
Currently you have to drag a rectangle box to select the areas you want to copy. Is it possible to directly make selection on the text just like when you select normal text (like how Live Text works on macOS) and then if you want to copy you can just ctrl/cmd - C like usual. If this is possible, it would be tremendously helpful because then you can use Selectext together with other tools like macOS three-finger tap to Look Up, Inkah pop-up dictionary, macOS Shortcuts integration, Raycast hotkey shortcut, etc. It opens a whole new lots of way to interact with the text, rather than just copy it. Thank you for this wonderful extension.
(2022-11-21, v:3.0.14) Jadon Padayachee: Copying text from video on certain sites
Hi, I have been trying to use Selectext on Shaw Academy, not sure if you are familiar with it. It doesn't work to copy text from the videos in full screen however it does work if full screen is exited & then the copy is attempted. I'm unsure if this is due to their privacy settings, however if there are any suggestions on what could be done it would be much appreciated.
(2022-11-19, v:3.0.31) מתן לוי: it doesn't work in alison.com
I played the same class 4 times and its still loading. can you please help me? https://alison.com/topic/learn/137532/fashion-and-trends#course-plan this is the link
(2022-11-19, v:3.0.34) yukhei: Toggle does not appear
When I pause the video, the SelectText toggle does not appear. I am playing a video in YouTube.
(2022-11-19, v:3.0.36) Hamo Ahmed: i cant login with google
I can't use it because I can't sign in with Google
(2022-01-03, v:2.6.3) Ricky: Allow lasso select text on webpage
Can you please extend the functionalities of this extension to allow lasso select (like LinkClump) for text on a webpage? Sometimes, the text I want to copy are in a column, but the column is invisible as there is no table. It's just lines of text that look something like this: text1 abc text2 def text3 ghi and I want to copy just the first column of text, without copying the 2nd column of text. If we can use lasso select to draw a rectangle around what we want to copy, that would be awesome.

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