WikiCopy: Lightweight Tool for Copying Text Without Notes
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Whenever you copy text from Wikipedia and paste it somewhere else, you end up with something like this:
Multiple researchers[94][95][96][97][98] all reported instances of coyotes killing bobcats, whereas bobcats killing coyotes is more rare.[93]
These references are an important way to ensure credibility in Wikipedia articles, but maybe you just want to make a note to self, or to share a fun fact with a friend. If you're not worried about citing your sources, the references may be unnecessary clutter - especially in plain text, where they're bigger and can't act as hyperlinks. Maybe you'd rather have something like this:
Multiple researchers all reported instances of coyotes killing bobcats, whereas bobcats killing coyotes is more rare.
That's where this extension comes in. There are two ways to use it:
- Select text, right-click, and choose "Copy without notes".
- Select text and use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+X.
That's it! You can still perform regular copying as you usually would. WikiCopy can be used on any site, but it's fine-tuned for Wikipedia.
If the keyboard shortcut doesn't work for you, it may be because Ctrl+X is already taken by something else. There's an easy fix:
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WikiCopy requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
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- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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WikiCopy has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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