Universal Select: Copy, Paste & Right Click

Enable copy, paste & right click. Includes a smart context menu, text expander snippets, typing simulation & clipboard history.

Universal Select is a lightweight accessibility and productivity extension designed to enable copy, paste, text selection, and right-click on websites that disable or restrict them. It restores standard browser controls and keyboard shortcuts across restrictive forms, dynamic web apps, and code editors. Instead of installing multiple separate utilities, Universal Select unites text selection unblocking, clipboard tools, automated keystroke typing simulation, text snippet expansion, smart context menus, and a local searchable clipboard history into a single, high-performance extension. Features • Text Selection Support: Re-enables standard cursor text selection and highlighting on web elements with custom non-selectable styling. • Keyboard Shortcut Support: Restores standard operating system shortcuts including Copy (Ctrl+C / Cmd+C), Cut (Ctrl+X / Cmd+X), Paste (Ctrl+V / Cmd+V), and Select All (Ctrl+A / Cmd+A). • Form Input Compatibility: Restores standard paste behavior across web forms, authentication fields, and dynamic web applications. • Keystroke Entry Simulation: Provides a "Paste as Typed" feature that inputs clipboard text character by character with adjustable typing speed (WPM) for fields requiring sequential key input. • Smart Context Menu: Choose between the browser default menu or an integrated, theme-adaptive productivity menu. • Context-Aware Link Actions: Right-clicking any link offers "Open in New Tab", "Open in New Window", and "Copy Link Address". • Page Navigation Controls: Right-clicking empty page space provides quick Back, Forward, and Reload controls. • Native Menu Shortcut: Hold Shift + Right-Click anywhere to instantly access Chrome's native context menu and Inspect elements. • Text Expander Snippets: Create custom text shortcuts (such as :sig or :email) that automatically expand into full phrases or templates inside text areas and editors. • Searchable Clipboard History: Access a local, searchable history of recently copied text directly in the page (Ctrl+Shift+H / Alt+V). • Interface Element Cleanup: Dismisses obstructive floating layers, transparent overlays, and modal backdrops to improve page readability. • Text Formatting Tools: Copy structured tables and articles formatted directly into clean Markdown or TSV for note-taking and spreadsheets. • Text Sanitization: Optional settings to remove invisible zero-width formatting characters, normalize spacing, or format JSON upon pasting. • Multi-Tab Synchronization: Feature toggles and preferences immediately synchronize across all open tabs without requiring manual page reloads. • Broad Framework Compatibility: Built to function smoothly alongside Shadow DOM structures, nested frames, Single Page Applications, and browser code editors such as Monaco, CodeMirror, and Ace. Compatibility & Friendly Advice • Try 100% Free First: All core features (unblocking copy, paste, cut, select-all, and right-click) are completely free forever. Please test the free version on your target websites first before considering an upgrade! • Standard Web Compatibility: Works across 99% of HTML web forms, interactive inputs, and browser code editors. • Known Architecture Limitation: Like all DOM-level browser extensions, Universal Select cannot manipulate HTML5 <canvas> editors (such as Google Docs and Google Sheets) or internal chrome:// browser pages. What's New in Version 6.4.1.1 • Context-Aware Link Actions: Right-clicking any link dynamically presents "Open Link in New Tab", "Open Link in New Window", and "Copy Link Address". • Page Navigation Controls: Added quick Back, Forward, and Reload options when right-clicking on empty page space. • Full Window Support: "Open Link in New Window" opens a complete standard browser window with tabs and navigation. • Quick Native Menu Access: Added Shift + Right-Click guidance to instantly access Chrome DevTools (Inspect) whenever needed. • Real-Time Tab Synchronization: Preference updates apply instantly across all open browser tabs. • Integrated Text Expander: Added text snippet expansion with in-popup quick management and advanced settings in the Control Center. • Local Clipboard History: Integrated an in-page, searchable clipboard manager accessible via Ctrl+Shift+H. • Text Formatting Enhancements: Added tools for zero-width character cleaning, whitespace normalization, and automatic JSON formatting. • View Cleanup Utility: Added one-click removal for non-essential floating page elements and backdrop layers. • Updated Control Center: Refreshed options interface supporting Dark, Light, and System display modes with platform compatibility tips. • Stability Improvements: Enhanced initialization reliability across complex web pages and multi-frame layouts. Privacy and Data Protection • Zero Data Collection: No user tracking, no analytics services, and no tracking pixels. • Local Execution: All features, text expansions, and clipboard tools execute locally on your computer. • No Registration: No account creation or personal details required to use the extension. • User-Initiated Actions: Clipboard access and text entry occur only when explicitly triggered by the user. • Configurable Scope: Configure settings globally or manage rules for specific website domains. Use Cases • Selecting and copying reference text from web documentation, technical articles, and educational materials. • Opening links and copying clean link addresses from elements with custom right-click handlers. • Entering notes, URLs, or data into web forms that do not support standard clipboard paste events. • Automating data entry into structured input fields using typing simulation. • Expanding frequently used text templates, code snippets, and email responses with short triggers. • Searching and retrieving previously copied text using local clipboard history. • Accessing standard browser context menu options on pages with custom right-click handlers. Universal Select supports a more accessible, consistent, and productive web browsing experience while ensuring your browsing activity remains entirely private and on your device.