Godot version 4.7 series removed the Output panel copy button. We created this addon to put it back!
Some people disliked the Output panel button and when the 4.7+ series of Godot was reformatted with its new bottom-aligned button layout, the Copy button was removed because "everywhere else in the editor copying is only exposed via a context menu button and it seems to be enough".
We completely disagree so we recreated a copy button for the output log that now copies the whole log at once so you can easily paste it into other text editors, custom IDEs or other programs.
Why make this? Well, the justification to reduce UX "noise" is admirable but the real issue is that if you use a particular tool in a particular way it doesn't mean others don't use it or don't use it like you do! Using contextual menus makes sense for simple selections whereas creating a custom keyboard shortcut might be overkill; this button lives somewhere in the middle where text is required outside of the editor.
If you are over the age of 40 years old, you likely don't have 20/20 vision. You might be using scaled displays, or a high dpi screen with upscaled font sizes? If you have other custom tooling that provides you with very detailed output message information its unlikely you can read all of it easily in the output log without having to resize the panel itself which is even more time consuming...in other words there is a reason why the Godot project originators created the buttons in the first place and there is still use for them. UX revision should make work easier, not make it more time consuming, more clicks, more hidden inaccessible tools; that's a regression folks, not improvement.
Since Godot is open source and has this amazing community and addon system, its was trivial to create this addon mostly using the code base from version 4.6.1+ to put it back in Godot version 4.7.2+. I hope you find it useful. This free GPLv3 addon it available via our Itch.io page or at the Godot Assest Store, or you can download it directly through this zip file. We also have some other more complex Godot tools, scripts plugins and addons on our Itch.io store front.
