Universal Copy

The fastest way to copy text from any apps, pictures & documents

Universal Copy

App stats

Version: 6.3.5 (Last updated: 2023-09-13)
Creation date: 2016-03-05
Permissions
Other:
  • bind to an accessibility service
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • draw over other apps
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

Universal Copy is the fastest way to copy text on Android, even from the apps that won’t let you or inside images.

In any app, launch Universal Copy, select the text you want to copy, it’s done!

Easy. Simple. Super fast.



MAIN FEATURES

- Normal mode: copy text from any application such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Chrome, WhatsApp, Tumblr, News Republic, Snapchat...
- Scanner mode: copy text inside images (OCR technology). It currently works with Chinese, Devanagari (Hindi...), Japanese, Korean and Latin (English, Portuguese...) character sets.
- Smart detection of entities: addresses, emails, phone numbers, @, #... are automatically detected by Universal Copy.
- Copy-Paste in 1-tap: perform quick actions (translate, locate, share…) on the text you selected. This saves a lot of app switching.
- Scroll mode: select texts from multiple screens or apps to copy them all.
- Harvest mode: launch Harvest mode and capture all entities that you encounter while you navigate.



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A FEW EXAMPLES WITH UNIVERSAL COPY

You can use Universal Copy to:
- copy Youtube comments (the app normally prevents you to)
- copy text that is inside an image
- copy all the text that appears on your screen
- copy all the text from multiple pages and apps (with scroll mode)
- extract an address inside a text message and open Google Maps to locate it in no time
- detect multiple hashtags on Instagram or Twitter and copy them all at the same time, even they are not originally next to one another
- extract all the accounts tagged in a post or comments

These are only a few examples, the possibilities with Universal Copy are limitless!



HOW TO USE IT?

1. Go to the App / Picture / Document you want to copy text from
2. Launch the Universal Copy mode from your notification bar or via a shortcut. Select Normal or Scanner mode.
3. 🪄 The magic happens: Universal Copy smartly detects all text areas and extracts addresses, emails, phone numbers, @, #...
4. Select the text(s) you want to copy or a quick action (translate, locate, share…), it’s done!



HOW TO SET IT UP?

1. Download and install the app
2. Activate the Universal Copy accessibility service (Settings > Accessibility). This service is required for the app to work properly.
3. Universal Copy is ready, you can launch it anytime via: your notification drawer, a tile, a long press on a physical button of your phone

Note: The service can be deactivated automatically by your Android system, then you should enable the setting ‘let app run in background’ in Universal Copy and disable battery optimizer for Universal Copy. Unfortunately, this matter is out of our hands.



IN-APP CONTENTS: UNIVERSAL COPY PLUS

Universal Copy is free to use and contains ads.
We believe that everyone should be able to copy in any app. That's why we decided to make Universal Copy free for everyone. Ads suck, but that's the only way for our team to keep on improving Universal Copy for you.
Universal Copy Plus removes ads and shows us your support.


★ Featured by Android Police ★

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/03/09/universal-copy-can-copy-text-fields-from-apps-that-dont-let-you-copy-and-paste-natively/

★★★★★ Do not hesitate to rate the app and write a review if you like Universal Copy

This app uses Accessibility services. (BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE to access the text displayed on your screen to be able to copy it)

User reviews

While Universal Copy is a great tool for extracting text directly from screens, it comes with a frustrating bug that affects user experience. The app often includes system-generated text along with the user-selected content.This bug makes it difficult to isolate the relevant information from notifications, UI elements, or other system-level text, which can clutter the copied content and disrupt productivity. For instance, when trying to extract text from an app or website, the extra system text
by Zezyzhujikop, 2024-11-29

On my S22ultra seems working anything well. On my Nubia I got the blur pumping frame but I can't make any choice for text! Someone has a idea why? I turn the "selection order" from manual to smart. Then I got all text on screen! All, more than I need and want!! Set back from "smart" to "manual" have no affect. Now stay in "smart mode" forever!? Great software I have a lot task I use it. But is buggy! We hope for updates that remove the issues.
by Wolfgang Haeusler, 2024-07-31

absolutely essential this day in age. Google needs to make text handling within apps a standardized thing. there is far too many apps that will not allow you to select text anymore. that used to be so rare. now it's truly rare to find an app that allows you to copy text.... this fixes that problem in a simple and efficient way that has been a godsend. thank you very much.
by Cody Diehl (diehlc), 2024-02-01
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