Adds an icon button on IMDb to copy the title of shows and movies, with IDs ready for metadata providers

copy-imdb-title.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Copy IMDb title
// @namespace    https://nunocunha.pt/
// @version      1.0.3
// @description  Adds an icon button on IMDb to copy the title of shows and movies, with IDs ready for metadata providers
// @author       Nuno Cunha
// @match        https://www.imdb.com/title/*
// @match        https://www.imdb.com/*/title/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=imdb.com
// @license      MIT
// @updateURL    https://gist.github.com/nunocunha/94bc5f5ec322102144c839da1373c16f/raw/copy-imdb-title.js
// @downloadURL  https://gist.github.com/nunocunha/94bc5f5ec322102144c839da1373c16f/raw/copy-imdb-title.js
// @grant        GM_setClipboard
// ==/UserScript==

/*
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 *
 *  Copyright (c) 2026 Nuno Cunha
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 *  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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(function() {
    'use strict';

    const icon = "📄";

    const currentTitleElement = document.querySelector('h1[data-testid="hero__pageTitle"] span');
    const originalTitleElement = document.querySelector('h1[data-testid="hero__pageTitle"] ~ div');
    const extraInfo = document.querySelector('h1[data-testid="hero__pageTitle"] ~ ul');

    const titleElement = originalTitleElement ?? currentTitleElement;
    const hasAlternateTitle = originalTitleElement != null;

    const extractTitle = () => {
        const firstTextLine = titleElement.innerText.split('\n').shift();

        if (!hasAlternateTitle) {
            return firstTextLine;
        }

        return firstTextLine.match(/: (.+)/iu).pop();
    }

    const extractYear = () => {
        const yearRegex = /(\d{4})(?:-\d{4})?/iu;
        const yearNode = Array.from(extraInfo.childNodes).find((e) => e.innerText.match(yearRegex));

        return yearNode.innerText.match(yearRegex)?.pop();
    };

    const copyToClipboard = () => {
        const regex = new RegExp('/(tt\\d+)/?', 'iu');
        const pageId = document.location.pathname.match(regex).pop();
        const title = extractTitle();
        const year = extractYear();
        const yearPart = `(${year})`;
        const idPart = `[imdbid-${pageId}]`;

        const partsToCopy = year != null ? [title, yearPart, idPart] : [title, idPart];

        GM_setClipboard(partsToCopy.join(' '));
    }

    const addButton = () => {
        const newElement = document.createElement('div');

        newElement.style.display = "inline-block";
        newElement.style.cursor = "pointer";
        newElement.style.position = "absolute";
        newElement.style.top = "0";
        newElement.style.right = "100%";
        newElement.style.marginRight = "0.5em";
        newElement.style.fontSize = "20px";
        newElement.style.overflow = "visible";
        newElement.title = "Copy to clipboard";

        newElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode(icon));
        newElement.addEventListener('click', copyToClipboard);

        titleElement.appendChild(newElement);
        titleElement.style.position = "relative";
    }

    addButton();
})();