# Clip Inserter

> A browser extension that takes text copied to the clipboard and inserts it into the page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/clip-inserter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/clip-inserter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `clip-inserter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** mwojick
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-18
- **First published:** 2024-11-26
- **Size:** 31 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clip-inserter/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/mwojick/clip-inserter](https://github.com/mwojick/clip-inserter)

## Description

<ul><li>Only runs on a single site/tab at a time in order to limit the access it has.</li><li>Remembers the last site you enabled it on and switches on automatically when going back to the site.</li><li>Disabled automatically when navigating away or closing the tab/window.</li><li>Note: clears your clipboard on activation by default so that you don't inadvertently paste something that was on the clipboard beforehand.</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #28,944 — Overall
- #13 — insert
- #234 — clipboard

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `clipboardRead`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `storage`
- `webNavigation`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`
- `file://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/clip-inserter)