Don't Touch My Selection

Prevents the anti-selection scripts from web pages.

Don't Touch My Selection: Prevents anti-selection scripts

"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.

Add-on stats

By: Kodigen
Users: 9
1
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2022-06-21)
Creation date: 2022-03-03
Weekly download count: 2
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 12.97K

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on 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.
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Don't Touch My Selection does not require 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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