Universal Copy

Contains adsIn-app purchases
85K reviews
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PEGI 3
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About this app

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.


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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!


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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!


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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.


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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)
The fastest way to copy text from any apps, pictures & documents
Updated on
Nov 1, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

82.9K reviews
A Google user
March 14, 2019
Wanted an app that can copy text from YouTube description. This app does the job well. It's very easy to use. My only suggestion is having a curser option to be able to specify the text you wanna copy instead of everything in the highlighted area. Also, I'd like to support this app but not through a subscription but a one off fee. I'm not interested in the OCR mode but I'm happy to pay. Could include some new features (like my suggestion above) and possibly a few minor extras.
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Jason B
July 9, 2026
Upon initial install, I could not get this app to function. I figured out why. Not only do you need to grant permissions in accessibility settings and ensure the app is activated, but you also need to make sure you've allowed notifications as well. Otherwise, the universal copy bar will not pop up for you. I did not see this specified in the tutorial, and it's a crucial step to get the app working. Now that I got it working, it did exactly as intended. Ads are a little much, but understandable.
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Camel Corporation
July 9, 2026
Did you follow and read the onboarding tutorial? It explains everything. You need to activate the custom accessibility service in the settings.
W C (Winnie June)
June 17, 2026
App worked flawlessly didn't even mind the adds so I took the plunge got some skin in the game (LT sub) only to be no met with a slew of issues I never had to begin with. Subscribe "plus" does not work. It went through and charged my card, even shows up in the"manage subscriptions'" page of the play store, and the harvest function disappered the app still shows the "Subscribe to Universal Copy Plus" popup, tryed sub again error, restore purchase needed will change to 5⭐️ my word🙏🏾 plz fix
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What’s new

• Fresh Material 3 design, now edge to edge with support for notches and camera cutouts
• Smoother animations when opening and closing copy mode, the text editor and the Premium screen
• The navigation bar now matches the copy panel in light and dark themes
• More reliable Premium purchase and status
• Fixed several crashes and freezes