# Copy Selection As Markdown

> Copy selected text as a Markdown citation with source information.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/copy-selection-as-markdown-quo](https://chrome-stats.com/d/copy-selection-as-markdown-quo)

## Overview

- **ID:** `copy-selection-as-markdown-quo`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** minthemiddle
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 0.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-20
- **First published:** 2024-05-07
- **Size:** 95 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/copy-selection-as-markdown-quo/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/minthemiddle/copy-selection](https://github.com/minthemiddle/copy-selection)

## Description

Copy selected text as a Markdown citation with source information.

## Rankings

- #65,200 — Overall
- #124 — selection

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `clipboardWrite`
- `menus`
- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/copy-selection-as-markdown-quo)