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Copy text directly from text layer. Works above photoshop cs6. Copy following script file into /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014/Presets/Scripts (MAC) or C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014\Presets\Scripts (WIN). Assign shortcut for easy access (cmd+option+c / ctrl+alt+c)
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Copy text directly from Photoshop text layer.
/*****************************************************************
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* Copy Layer text 1.0 - by Praveen Vijayan! - http://www.decodize.com/
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* Compatibility above Photoshop CS6
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* Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/
*
*****************************************************************/
if(app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT){
const keyTextData = app.charIDToTypeID('TxtD');
const ktextToClipboardStr = app.stringIDToTypeID( "textToClipboard" );
var textStrDesc = new ActionDescriptor();
textStrDesc.putString( keyTextData, app.activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.contents );
executeAction( ktextToClipboardStr, textStrDesc, DialogModes.NO );
}
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Gettyk commented Nov 19, 2014

I confirm that it doesn't work with CS6, you get that:

Error 8800: General Photoshop error occurred. This functionality may not be available in this version of Photoshop.

  • The command "" is not currently available.
    Line: 16
    -> executeAction( ktextToClipboardStr, textStrDesc, DialogModes.NO );

In that case, you will need that script: http://www.bram.us/2008/03/16/ps_bramustextexport-13-automatically-export-all-text-layers-from-photoshop-psd-to-a-text-file/ (works also with CS3 and CS6)

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