Don't Touch My Selection
Prevents the anti-selection scripts from web pages.
What is Don't Touch My Selection?
"Don't Touch My Selection" is a Firefox add-on that prevents anti-selection event handlers and styles on web pages, allowing users to freely select text.
Stats
By:
Kodigen
Rating:
5.00
(1)
Creation date:
2022-03-03
Weekly download count:
NaN
Firefox on Android:
Yes
Risk impact:
Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
Size:
12.97K
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
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23328
Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Edge
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Summary
It prevents anti-selection event handlers like document.body.onselectstart
or anti-selection styles like user-select: none
from web pages.
How to use? You just click "Prevent anti-selection" button (the extension icon on the top) on the web page that prevents to selection.
It's open source! https://github.com/iamdual/dont-touch-my-selection
User reviews
Works as advertised on e.g. this website: https://www.musicindustryhowto.com/70s-country-songs/ I appreciate that this only runs when requested, so it won't run the risk of breaking other websites.
Safety
Risk impact
Don't Touch My Selection is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Don't Touch My Selection has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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