Clipboard Inserter

Clipboard Inserter

A simple addon that inserts clipboard contents into the page. Uses icon made by Google from www.flaticon.com licensed by CC 3.0 BY

What is Clipboard Inserter?
"Clipboard Inserter" is a user-friendly Chrome extension tailored to streamline your browsing experience. It monitors your system clipboard and auto-inserts its contents onto the active webpage when any changes occur, thus eliminating the need for manual pasting. Users can customize the parent element and tag name for the inserted contents. To access local files, users must adjust the extension's settings to allow file URL access.
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Stats
By: Unknown
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.50 (12)
Version: 0.3.2 (Last updated: 2018-12-06)
Creation date: 2018-12-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • clipboardRead
  • storage
  • file://*/*
Size: 10.53K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This addon, when turned on in a tab monitors your system clipboard and inserts its contents into the page whenever they change. You can customize tag name of the wrapping element, and chose the parent for inserted elements using a css selector in app options.

In order for this extension to work on local files (the file:// protocol) you need to change the "Allow access to file URLs" setting in the extension details.

Uses icon made by Google from www.flaticon.com licensed by CC 3.0 BY

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Works as expected
  • Works perfectly
  • Very useful after initial setup
Cons
  • Doesn't work on local files
  • Lack of guidance on how to use it
Most mentioned
  • Works as expected
  • Works perfectly
  • Does exactly what it's supposed to do
  • Does exactly what advertised
Recent reviews
by Yago Brotón Yago Brotón, 2023-12-18

Works as expected
by Banu Andrei Banu Andrei, 2022-11-17

Is it possible to set a rule to always-on option to allowed domains? or at least give an option to toggle this by using a shortcut key
by Chanz Holopainen Chanz Holopainen, 2022-11-04
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Safety
Risk impact

Clipboard Inserter is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Clipboard Inserter has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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