# Copy HTML Text WE

> Copy HTML source text. Keyboard shortcut F8.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/copy-html-text-we](https://chrome-stats.com/d/copy-html-text-we)

## Overview

- **ID:** `copy-html-text-we`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** yukisama
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 510
- **Weekly downloads:** 15
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (10 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.5resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-10-28
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/copy-html-text-we/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Yukisama/TextLinkyTool](https://github.com/Yukisama/TextLinkyTool)

## Description

Copy HTML Text WE is a handy Chrome extension designed for developers and power users who need to quickly copy HTML source text. Using the convenient keyboard shortcut F8, users can copy either the selected content as HTML source text or the entire page's HTML source directly to the clipboard. This tool streamlines the process of extracting HTML code for editing, analysis, or sharing purposes. It's inspired by the popular Firefox 57+ WebExtension and offers an efficient way to access source code without navigating complex menus or using developer tools. For users who want enhanced features, a full version is available through a linked extension on Mozilla Add-ons.

## Rankings

- #4,964 — Overall
- #5 — html
- #145 — speech to text
- #165 — source
- #172 — summarize text
- #179 — context menu

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `menus`
- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users find the 'Copy HTML Text WE' Firefox add-on effective and straightforward, helping to copy HTML content primarily within the body tag. While it fulfills user needs efficiently, some mention the limitation of not copying the entire page source and the necessity to adjust relative links manually. Overall, it is appreciated for its utility and simplicity in copying HTML text.

### Pros

- Works effectively as intended
- Helps in copying HTML text easily
- Useful for copying content within the body tag
- Allows alterations like replacing relative links if needed
- Simple and efficient for required tasks

### Cons

- Copies only content inside the body tag, not full page source
- May require manual changes for relative links to include full domain

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