Excerpt with Link

Copies selected text and associated link (URL).
What is Excerpt with Link?
Excerpt with Link is a Chrome extension that allows users to quickly copy selected text and the associated webpage link (URL) to the clipboard. It provides a convenient way to cite website text and is designed to be user-friendly and efficient.

Extension stats

Users: 49 ▼ -5
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2023-08-30)
Creation date: 2021-03-02
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • clipboardWrite
  • activeTab
Size: 10.34K

Ranking

Other rankings
#2410 in Tools ▼ 20

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Excerpt with Link (v1.3)
4.30 (3) 281
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Extension summary

The "Excerpt with Link" extension copies selected text and the associated webpage link (URL) to the clipboard. This provides a quick and simple way to cite website text.

Select desired text, then open the context menu and select "Excerpt with Link" from the menu. You can normally open the context menu by right-clicking.

Please let me know of any issues you experience before writing a review -- I'm happy to continue to improve the solution. The extension is provided 'As-Is' without any express or implied warranty of any kind.

Note that I do not collect any information from the extension -- all handling is done at your local browser.

I hope you find this extension to be helpful.

Cheers, /Scott

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User reviews

Very useful! The current implementation can't accurately locate the selected text, only the web page. Edge has a "copy link to highlight" option, which may be upgraded. Thank you.
by dirk poll, 2023-12-01
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Excerpt with Link requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Excerpt with Link has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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