Google Docs: Bypass Copy Disabled (UI Dropdown)

Adds a drop-up menu to extract text from restricted Google Docs. Options: copy, console output, paste into popup, or download as .txt.

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 or Violentmonkey 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.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Google Docs: Bypass Copy Disabled (UI Dropdown)
// @namespace    Violentmonkey Scripts
// @version      2.16
// @description  Adds a drop-up menu to extract text from restricted Google Docs. Options: copy, console output, paste into popup, or download as .txt. 
//               📌 Especially useful for view-only Google Docs where copying, downloading, and sharing are disabled.
// @author       Temnicc
// @license      MIT
// @match        https://docs.google.com/document/d/*
// ==/UserScript==

(function () {
  'use strict';

  function extractText() {
    const chunks = [...document.querySelectorAll("script")]
      .filter(el => el.innerHTML.includes("DOCS_modelChunk = "))
      .map(el => el.innerHTML);

    let textChunks = "";

    for (const chunk of chunks) {
      const matches = chunk.match(/"s":"(.*?)"/g);
      if (matches) {
        for (const match of matches) {
          const extracted = match
            .replace(/^"s":"|"$|\\n/g, '')
            .replace(/\\"/g, '"')
            .replace(/\\\\/g, '\\')
            .replace(/\\u000b/g, '\n\n');
          textChunks += extracted + '\n\n';
        }
      }
    }

    return textChunks;
  }

  function downloadTxt(text) {
    const blob = new Blob([text], { type: 'text/plain' });
    const a = document.createElement('a');
    a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
    a.download = 'extracted_doc.txt';
    a.click();
  }

  function pasteToBody(text) {
  const container = document.createElement('div');
  container.style.position = 'fixed';
  container.style.top = '10px';
  container.style.left = '10px';
  container.style.zIndex = 99999;
  container.style.maxHeight = '90vh';
  container.style.overflowY = 'auto';
  container.style.padding = '20px';
  container.style.border = '1px solid #ccc';
  container.style.backgroundColor = '#f9f9f9';
  container.style.fontFamily = 'monospace';
  container.style.whiteSpace = 'pre-wrap';
  container.style.boxShadow = '0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)';
  container.style.borderRadius = '8px';
  container.style.width = '600px';

  const closeBtn = document.createElement('button');
  closeBtn.innerText = '❌ Close';
  closeBtn.style.position = 'absolute';
  closeBtn.style.top = '8px';
  closeBtn.style.right = '8px';
  closeBtn.style.background = '#e74c3c';
  closeBtn.style.color = 'white';
  closeBtn.style.border = 'none';
  closeBtn.style.padding = '4px 8px';
  closeBtn.style.cursor = 'pointer';
  closeBtn.style.borderRadius = '4px';

  closeBtn.onclick = () => container.remove();

  const textBlock = document.createElement('pre');
  textBlock.textContent = text;

  container.appendChild(closeBtn);
  container.appendChild(textBlock);
  document.body.appendChild(container);
}


  // menu
  const container = document.createElement("div");
  container.style.position = "fixed";
  container.style.bottom = "20px";
  container.style.right = "20px";
  container.style.zIndex = 99999;
  container.style.fontFamily = "Arial, sans-serif";

  const toggleBtn = document.createElement("button");
  toggleBtn.textContent = "^";
  Object.assign(toggleBtn.style, {
    backgroundColor: "#4285F4",
    color: "white",
    border: "none",
    padding: "6px 10px",
    borderRadius: "6px",
    fontSize: "16px",
    cursor: "pointer",
    width: "40px"
  });

  const menu = document.createElement("div");
  menu.style.display = "none";
  menu.style.flexDirection = "column";
  menu.style.marginBottom = "8px";
  menu.style.background = "white";
  menu.style.border = "1px solid #ccc";
  menu.style.borderRadius = "6px";
  menu.style.boxShadow = "0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)";
  menu.style.overflow = "hidden";

  const makeMenuItem = (label, action) => {
    const item = document.createElement("button");
    item.textContent = label;
    Object.assign(item.style, {
      padding: "8px 12px",
      background: "white",
      border: "none",
      borderBottom: "1px solid #eee",
      textAlign: "left",
      cursor: "pointer",
      fontSize: "14px"
    });
    item.onmouseover = () => item.style.background = "#f0f0f0";
    item.onmouseout = () => item.style.background = "white";
    item.onclick = () => {
      menu.style.display = "none";
      toggleBtn.textContent = "^";
      action();
    };
    return item;
  };

  const actions = [
    makeMenuItem("📋 Copy document TXT", () => {
      const text = extractText();
      navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(() => {
        console.log("✅ Copied to clipboard");
      });
    }),
    makeMenuItem("💻 Output to console", () => {
      console.log("✅ Extracted text:\n\n" + extractText());
    }),
    makeMenuItem("📄 Output and Paste", () => {
      pasteToBody(extractText());
    }),
    makeMenuItem("💾 Download as TXT", () => {
      downloadTxt(extractText());
    })
  ];

  actions.forEach(btn => menu.appendChild(btn));
  container.appendChild(menu);
  container.appendChild(toggleBtn);
  document.body.appendChild(container);

  toggleBtn.onclick = () => {
    const isOpen = menu.style.display === "flex";
    menu.style.display = isOpen ? "none" : "flex";
    toggleBtn.textContent = isOpen ? "^" : "v";
  };
})();