CopyAnything

Allows highlighting and copying text on websites where it might be disabled by overriding CSS and removing common disabling attributes.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         CopyAnything
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Allows highlighting and copying text on websites where it might be disabled by overriding CSS and removing common disabling attributes.
// @author       Aditya Mendiratta
// @match        *://*/*
// @license      MIT
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';


    function applyCssOverrides() {
        const style = document.createElement('style');
        style.type = 'text/css';

        style.innerHTML = `
            * {
                -webkit-user-select: text !important;
                -moz-user-select: text !important;
                -ms-user-select: text !important;
                user-select: text !important;
            }
            body {
                -webkit-user-select: text !important;
                -moz-user-select: text !important;
                -ms-user-select: text !important;
                user-select: text !important;
            }
            input, textarea {
                /* Ensure input fields are always selectable,
                   though 'text' should generally cover this too. */
                user-select: auto !important;
            }
        `;
        document.head.appendChild(style);
        console.log('User select CSS overrides applied.');
    }


    function removeDisablingAttributes() {
        const elements = document.querySelectorAll('*');
        let removedCount = 0;
        elements.forEach(el => {
            if (el.hasAttribute('onselectstart')) {
                el.removeAttribute('onselectstart');
                removedCount++;
            }
            if (el.hasAttribute('ondragstart')) {
                el.removeAttribute('ondragstart');
                removedCount++;
            }
            if (el.hasAttribute('oncontextmenu')) {
                el.removeAttribute('oncontextmenu');
                removedCount++;
            }
        });
        if (removedCount > 0) {
            console.log(`Removed ${removedCount} disabling attributes.`);
        }
    }


    const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
        mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
            if (mutation.type === 'attributes' &&
                (mutation.attributeName === 'onselectstart' ||
                 mutation.attributeName === 'ondragstart' ||
                 mutation.attributeName === 'oncontextmenu')) {
                if (mutation.target.hasAttribute('onselectstart')) { mutation.target.removeAttribute('onselectstart'); }
                if (mutation.target.hasAttribute('ondragstart')) { mutation.target.removeAttribute('ondragstart'); }
                if (mutation.target.hasAttribute('oncontextmenu')) { mutation.target.removeAttribute('oncontextmenu'); }
            }
            else if (mutation.type === 'childList') {
                mutation.addedNodes.forEach(node => {
                    if (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                        node.style.setProperty('-webkit-user-select', 'text', 'important');
                        node.style.setProperty('-moz-user-select', 'text', 'important');
                        node.style.setProperty('-ms-user-select', 'text', 'important');
                        node.style.setProperty('user-select', 'text', 'important');

                        if (node.hasAttribute('onselectstart')) { node.removeAttribute('onselectstart'); }
                        if (node.hasAttribute('ondragstart')) { node.removeAttribute('ondragstart'); }
                        if (node.hasAttribute('oncontextmenu')) { node.removeAttribute('oncontextmenu'); }

                        node.querySelectorAll('*').forEach(descendant => {
                            if (descendant.hasAttribute('onselectstart')) { descendant.removeAttribute('onselectstart'); }
                            if (descendant.hasAttribute('ondragstart')) { descendant.removeAttribute('ondragstart'); }
                            if (descendant.hasAttribute('oncontextmenu')) { descendant.removeAttribute('oncontextmenu'); }
                        });
                    }
                });
            }
        });
    });


    window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
        applyCssOverrides();
        removeDisablingAttributes();


        observer.observe(document.body, {
            attributes: true,
            childList: true,
            subtree: true
        });
        console.log('MutationObserver started for dynamic content.');
    });


    window.addEventListener('load', () => {
        applyCssOverrides();
        removeDisablingAttributes();
    });

})();