Wattpad Text Selection and Copy Trick

If you ever need to copy text from Wattpad on desktop, here’s a method that still works for me.

1. Open the story/chapter you want to copy from and wait until the page is fully loaded.

2. Open the browser’s Developer Tools:

   • Chrome / Edge: press F12 or Ctrl + Shift + I
   • Firefox: press F12 or Ctrl + Shift + I
   • Safari: enable the Develop menu first, then choose Develop → Show JavaScript Console

3. Go to the Console tab.

4. Paste and run this command:

document.onselectstart = null;

5. After that, you should be able to select text on the page normally.
6. Highlight the text you want.
7. In the Console, run:

console.log(window.getSelection().toString())

8. The selected text will be printed in the console. You can then select it there and copy it to your clipboard with Ctrl+C.

A couple of notes:

• Make sure the chapter has finished loading before you start.
• If the selection doesn’t work immediately, refresh the page and try again.
• This method was tested in a desktop browser using Developer Tools.

Hope this helps someone.