Plain Text Linker

Opens plain text URLs when you double-click on them.

What is Plain Text Linker?

'Plain Text Linker' is a convenient Chrome extension that simplifies your web browsing. By double-clicking on a plain text, this tool identifies if it's a URL and automatically opens it. Although further maintenance has been discontinued, it remains available for download and usage. Its original source is freely accessible for potential improvements or modifications by other developers.

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By: Marnes

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 3,000+

Rating: 3.96 (27)

Version: 2.5.3 (Last updated: 2023-06-26)

Creation date: 2019-03-10

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
notifications
<all_urls>

Size: 118.78K

Email: le*****@mailbox.org

Ranking

# 16558 ▼ 7

Other rankings

#12137 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 9 #144 in firefox keyword 23 ▲ 9

Other platforms

Plain Text Linker (v2.5.3)

3.64

(11) 228

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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This extension won't be maintained further. I'm shelving this project due to lack of interest/utility and too much burden. The addon will remain available for download as long as the store allows, and the source on gitlab (https://gitlab.com/Marnes-group/webextensions) will also remain available to fork. I do have a greasyfork account (https://greasyfork.org/en/users/18593-marnes) and may publish works there in the future. I have mild intentions to reimplement the core functionality of CSL, IBCP, and DID as public userscripts.

Also available for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/plain-text-linker/

When you double-click on a piece of plain text, Plain Text Linker tries to determine if what you clicked could be a URL and tries to open it.

Please check the linked homepage for more complete information. Issues can be filed on the linked support site.

User reviews

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Pros

Works as promised and is very useful for accessing lists of links.
The only text-to-link extension that works on all sites for many users.
Easy to use with flat text documents.
Positive feedback on functionality and ease of use.
Incredibly useful for identifying links.

Cons

Does not work on links in Instagram post descriptions.
Sometimes creates invalid links from words.
Not functioning for some users (e.g., Vivaldi browser).
Double-clicking can be inconvenient; users want alternative options.
Doesn't work well with links in parentheses or ending with periods.

Most mentioned

Works great/awesome.
Does not work.
Wants more configuration options for link interaction.
Request for links to stand out visually.
Access to browsing history raises concerns.

Recent reviews

GREAT!! Work exactly like I wanted.

FIQKY FADZAN, 2024-03-30

Sadly it won't work on links in instagram post descriptions.

Bruce Bates, 2023-04-09

I love it. It's very nice for when accessing a list of links from sites like GitHub in raw view, where it's a flat text document. I wish that it would somehow alter the page to underline all links so they stand out more, and if there was a way to single-click the link rather than double-clicking it.