Use this script if you want be able to select youtube captions/subtitles! source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40165879/how-make-youtube-subtitles-selectable
// ==UserScript==
// @name make youtube caption selectable
// @namespace none
// @version 0.3
// @description Use this script if you want be able to select youtube captions/subtitles! source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40165879/how-make-youtube-subtitles-selectable
// @author ilya, edr1412
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant none
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
!function() {
setInterval(make_subtitles_selectable, 750);
function make_subtitles_selectable(){
elem=document.querySelector("div.caption-window");
if(elem!=null){
elem.addEventListener("mousedown", function (event) {
event.stopPropagation();
}, true);
elem.setAttribute("draggable", "false");
elem.style.userSelect="text";
/* For Safari */
elem.style.WebkitUserSelect="text";
elem.style.cursor="text";
elem.setAttribute("selectable", "true");
}
elem=document.querySelector("span.ytp-caption-segment:not([selectable='true']");
if(elem!=null){
elem.style.userSelect="text";
/* For Safari */
elem.style.WebkitUserSelect="text";
elem.style.cursor="text";
elem.setAttribute("selectable", "true");
}
elem=document.querySelector("#caption-window-1:not([selectable='true']");
if(elem!=null){
elem.addEventListener("mousedown", function (event) {
event.stopPropagation();
}, true);
elem.setAttribute("selectable", "true");
elem.setAttribute("draggable", "false");
}
}
}()