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Selectext: Copy Text from Videos icon

Selectext: Copy Text from Videos

by selectext.app

Productivity text-extraction video ocr youtube productivity copy-paste ai transcription
Selectext: Copy Text from Videos icon

Selectext: Copy Text from Videos

by selectext.app

Productivity text-extraction video ocr youtube productivity copy-paste ai transcription
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Quick Look

Selectext allows users to easily copy text directly from any video, enhancing productivity for lectures, tutorials, and more.

AI Overview

Who is this for?

Students, professionals, and anyone needing to extract text from video content.

Key Features

  • → Copy text from any video site (YouTube, Udemy, etc.)
  • → Supports 50+ languages using AI OCR
  • → Works seamlessly in full screen
  • → Keyboard shortcuts for faster access
  • → Customizable settings including indentation mode for code

Reviews Analysis

Overall Sentiment

Mostly Positive

Users find the extension highly effective for extracting text from videos, appreciating its ease of use and workflow enhancement, though occasional minor issues are noted.

Note: AI analysis focuses on the substance and recency of reviews, which may differ from the overall store rating.


What Users Love

  • ✓ Extremely useful for saving time
  • ✓ Works well even in full screen
  • ✓ Supports a wide range of languages and platforms

Points to Consider

  • × Occasional minor bugs or performance issues
  • × Some users report difficulty with certain video types

Official Description

From the Developer


Copy text directly from videos on Youtube and any site 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.

➤ 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].

Your extension? Let us know if we can update or correct anything!

Key Info

  • Rating:
    4.3/5.0

    (574 ratings)

  • Users:200,000
  • Version:3.1.13
  • Updated:Jan 28, 2025
  • Developer:Visit Website →

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