# copytextandurl

> Stores a markdown (HTML, MediaWiki, Textile…) hyperlink with selected text as linktext and the URL from the address bar as hyperlink, into clipboard. on http://www.example.org select "illustrative" and get: \[illustrative\](http://www.example.org)

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `copytextandurl`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** klml
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2019-12-25
- **First published:** 2018-09-20
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/copytextandurl/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/klml/copytextandurl](https://github.com/klml/copytextandurl)

## Description

CopyTextAndURL is a Firefox add-on that enables you to store selected text and its corresponding URL as a hyperlink in markdown, HTML, MediaWiki, Textile, and more. It provides a convenient way to copy and share links with a customized link text.

## Rankings

- #41,213 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/copytextandurl)