How to Copy Text from Web Page That Cannot Be Copied

Sometimes, you may need to copy some content from websites. In most cases, you can do that easily. However, some sites may prevent their content from being copied and tell you “Please do not copy.”

How to copy text from web page that cannot be copied? If you are interested in this question, the following simple methods may help you.

Way 1. Use the Reading Mode of Your Browser

The reading mode can reduce distractions from images and videos on screen, helping you focus more easily on text. Besides, enabling the reading mode may also allow you to copy text from a protected web page even if the right-click functionality is disabled on the web page.

How to enable the reading mode? You can refer to the following guides:

• On Google Chrome: Right-click on the webpage and select Open in reading mode.
• On Mozilla Firefox: Press the F9 shortcut key on the keyboard or click the Toggle reader view icon from the address bar to open the reading mode.
• On Microsoft Edge: Press the F9 shortcut key on the keyboard or click the Enter Immersive Reader icon in the address bar to enable the reading mode.

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Way 2. Disable JavaScript

When you copy protected content from websites, if you can't right-click the page or see an alternative right-click menu, try turning off JavaScript, which may allow you to reactivate the right-click menu. Here is the guide:

• Google Chrome: Click the three-dot menu and go to Settings > Privacy and security > Site Settings > JavaScript.
• Mozilla Firefox: Type “about:config” into the address bar and press Enter. Click Accept the Risk and Continue. Type “javascript” into the search, click javascript.enabled in the results, and then click the toggle button to disable JavaScript.
• Microsoft Edge: Click the three-dot menu and go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > JavaScript.

Way 3. Use the Page Source Code

If you can’t copy text from a protected web page, you can try copying the content in the source code. Here is the guide:

1. Right-click on that page and click View Page Source.
2. Scroll down (or scroll right sometimes) and you will find that some codes are framed by <p> and </p>.
3. Then, P is for paragraphs and H is for headings. You can find the content here and you just need to copy it.

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Way 4. Use Chrome Extension

Some Chrome extensions like “Allow Copy – Select & Enable Right Click” and so on will allow you to copy protected content from websites. You just need to add one of them to your browser and then try copying the protected content.

Way 5. Print as PDF

The Print feature is available for most browsers. Printing a webpage as a PDF file may remove the copy restriction. You can just have a try.

1. Right-click the webpage and then select Print. Note that if the Print feature is disabled, this method may not work.
2. On the pop-up window, make sure the Destination is Microsoft Print to PDF and keep other options as the default ones.
3. Click the Print button to print the webpage.

Then, you can open the PDF file in your browser or a PDF reader and see if the content can be copied.

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Way 6. Extract Text from Images

In most cases, this method works certainly. You just need to take a screenshot of the content that you want to copy and then use tools to extract text from images. Then, you can try MiniTool PDF Editor. Here is the guide:

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Step 1: Download, install, and launch MiniTool PDF Editor. Click the Open button in the left section and then select the screenshot to open it. The image will open as a PDF file.

Step 2: Click the Apply OCR button and then click the Apply button on the pop-up window. Then, the text in the screenshot will become selectable and editable. You can copy the text now.

Besides, you can also use other online tools to extract text from images. You can search for such tools online.

Bottom Line

This post shows you how to copy text from web page that cannot be copied in 6 ways. You can try them one by one if you have this need.