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Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy Chrome extension

Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy overrides the scripts some sites use to block right-clicking, text selection, and copy-paste. It's best for anyone who regularly hits copy-blocked pages and wants their normal browser behavior back. The catch: some sites use stronger blocking methods it may not override.

  • PriceFree
  • CategoryProductivity
  • Works inChrome, Edge, Brave (desktop)
  • ✓No account needed

Last checked against the Chrome Web Store listing · Independent, not affiliated with Google

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Pros

  • free with no paid tier
  • works automatically on every page once installed
  • restores both right-click and text selection/copying
  • simple, single-purpose tool

Cons

  • can't override protections built at the server or media level
  • runs on every page you visit, which some users may want to limit to specific sites

Best for

  • reading and copying text from sites that disable selection
  • restoring the right-click menu on pages that override it
  • researchers and students who copy text from articles often

Skip it if

  • sites using server-side or DRM-based content protection it can't reach
  • users who only occasionally hit a blocked page and don't want an always-on extension

Key features

  • re-enables the right-click context menu
  • restores text selection on pages that disable it
  • restores copy and paste where scripts try to block it
  • works automatically across websites without per-site setup

What Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy does

Many websites run scripts that disable the right-click menu or block text selection and copying, often to discourage copying content. This extension overrides those scripts so right-clicking, selecting, and copying work the way they do by default in your browser, without needing to open developer tools or disable JavaScript manually.

Is Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy free?

Yes, it's free to install and use with no premium version or subscription.

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Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy: FAQs

Is Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy free?

Yes, it's completely free with no paid tier.

What does Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy do?

It restores right-clicking, text selection, and copy-paste on websites that try to block them.

How do I use Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy?

Install it and it works automatically; visit a page that normally blocks copying and right-click or select text as usual.

Does it work on every website?

It works on most sites that use JavaScript to block copying, but some sites use stronger or server-side protections it can't override.

Is Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy safe?

It runs on the pages you visit to override copy-blocking scripts, which is standard for this type of extension.

Why can't I copy text on some sites even with this installed?

Some sites use additional protections beyond script-based blocking, such as disabling clipboard access at the browser API level.

What are alternatives to this extension?

Other 'enable copy' or 'enable right click' extensions offer similar functionality; disabling JavaScript for a site manually is another option.

Can I disable it for specific sites?

You can toggle the extension off from its icon when you want a site's default blocking behavior to apply.

Does Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy require using developer tools or disabling JavaScript?

No. It automatically overrides the scripts that block right-click, selection, and copying, so you don't need to open developer tools or manually turn off JavaScript to get around a site's restrictions.

Who benefits most from installing Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy?

It's aimed at people who regularly hit copy-blocked pages, like researchers and students pulling quotes from articles. Casual browsers who rarely meet a blocked page may not need an extension running on every site they visit.