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Best alternatives to Select & Copy HTML Text (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Select & Copy HTML Text, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Select & Copy HTML Text: reviews, users and permissionsBest Tools extensions

Select & Copy HTML Text today

≈2K users3.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago4 permissions

Select & Copy HTML Text alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Copy on Select

    Select some text and it will be instantly copied to the clipboard! Paste it with one click!

    ≈10K users4.7★ from 57 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago4 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  2. 2

    CoTS: Copy on Text Selection

    Copy on text selection in current page automatically. Double-click to select and copy text automatically. Ctrl + click to paste.

    737 users3.0★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions
    • About 2.7× fewer users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Accessibility
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  3. 3

    Copy Text from HTML Extension

    Copy text content of an HTML element with Shift + Alt + C

    223 users1.0★ from 2 ratings1 permissions
    • About 9.0× fewer users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  4. 4

    Copy HTML

    Easily copy any page's HTML element to the clipboard with the press of a button or keyboard shortcut.

    ≈3K users3.5★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 1.5× more users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
    Copy HTML alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    HTML to Text

    Extract plain text from the active tab and copy it to the clipboard.

    362 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago3 permissions
    • About 5.5× fewer users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
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  6. 6

    Selectext: Copy Text from Videos

    Copy text directly from videos on YouTube and any website.

    ≈200K users4.4★ from 648 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago5 permissions
    • About 100× more users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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  7. 7

    Copy Selected Tabs URLs

    Copy URLs of selected Chrome tabs to clipboard

    809 users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago1 permissions
    • About 2.5× fewer users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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  8. 8

    Rich Text Copy

    Copy selected text or the title of a tab to the clipboard as either a rich-text hyperlink or a markdown link.

    516 usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions
    • About 3.9× fewer users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Updated less recently
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  9. 9

    Copy Text Easily

    Copy any text with one click. No selecting, no Ctrl+C. Plus a clipboard history you can search and drag into any field.

    ≈30K users3.9★ from 75 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago9 permissions
    • About 15× more users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 4)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  10. 10

    Copy Text as Link

    Copy the selected text as a HTML link to the clipboard that can be pasted in in supported editors with the hyperlink intact.

    788 users3.5★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago2 permissions
    • About 2.5× fewer users than Select & Copy HTML Text
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Select & Copy HTML Text alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Select & Copy HTML Text?

By users, the most popular alternative is Selectext: Copy Text from Videos with ≈200K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Copy on Select.

Which Select & Copy HTML Text alternative has the best rating?

Copy on Select has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 57 ratings.

Is there a Select & Copy HTML Text alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Copy Text from HTML Extension asks for 1 permissions, against 4 for Select & Copy HTML Text.

How many alternatives to Select & Copy HTML Text are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Select & Copy HTML Text on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.