# Copy Selection as Markdown

> Copy title, URL, and selection as Markdown.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `copy-selection-as-markdown`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** 0x6b
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 910
- **Weekly downloads:** 16
- **Rating:** 4.76 / 5 (49 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.23.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-12
- **First published:** 2017-12-15
- **Size:** 28 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/copy-selection-as-markdown/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/0x6b/copy-selection-as-markdown/issues](https://github.com/0x6b/copy-selection-as-markdown/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/copy-selection-as-markdown/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/copy-selection-as-markdown/privacy/)

## Description

The Copy Selection as Markdown Chrome extension streamlines the process of exporting web content into Markdown format. Easily select any text on a webpage, right-click, and choose "Copy Selection as Markdown" to automatically copy the selected text along with the page title and URL in Markdown syntax. This handy tool saves time for writers, bloggers, developers, and anyone working with Markdown, making content curation and documentation effortless. It's designed to integrate seamlessly with your browsing experience, enhancing productivity without any hassle.

## Rankings

- #3,538 — Overall
- #5 — selection
- #41 — section
- #74 — sell

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `scripting`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate Copy Selection as Markdown for its accuracy, flexibility, and reliability in converting selected text to Markdown format. It is used frequently and considered essential by some. However, multiple users have noted the inconvenience of not having an easy toggle for style options like the '\>' prefix during copy, requiring navigation to settings instead. Additionally, copying from sources like ChatGPT can yield imperfect results. Overall, it is a powerful and well-regarded tool needing minor usability enhancements.

### Pros

- Highly accurate and flexible in copying selected text as Markdown.
- Reliable and consistent in functionality, doing exactly what it promises.
- Used daily by users who find it indispensable.
- Well-received by the community, recommended to support via GitHub stars.

### Cons

- Lacks a quick way to switch between different copy styles (e.g., toggling the '\>' prefix) without accessing settings.
- Copying from certain sources like ChatGPT may not produce optimal Markdown results yet.
- Requires some usability improvements and more options directly accessible during copying.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/copy-selection-as-markdown)