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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- activeTab
- clipboardRead
- storage
- file://*/*
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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
Pros
- Works as expected
- Perfect functionality
- Useful after initial setup
Cons
- Does not work on local files despite settings
- Inconvenience of not having an always-on option for allowed domains
- Difficulty in understanding how to use the extension
Most mentioned
- Functionalities
- Issues with local files
- Usability
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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