Share link via email

Adds a button and context menu item to send the page URL or a link URL via email

What is Share link via email?

'Share link via email' is a Chrome extension that allows users to create a new email with the current address, selected link or selected text. It adds a special button and context menu item for this function. The email sent through this extension includes the page title and allows users to set text before and after the page URL. It is compatible with a variety of email clients including the default mail application, Gmail, AOL mail, Outlook/Office 365 and Yahoo Mail.

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Extension stats

By: Cobote

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 70,000+

Rating: 3.95 (192)

Version: 4.0.3 (Last updated: 2023-12-13)

Creation date: 2020-05-11

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

contextMenus
activeTab
storage

Size: 75.81K

Email: co*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 2885 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#13 in share keyword 29 ▲ 1 #41 in email keyword 48 ▲ 2 #57 in sharing keyword 20 ▼ 1 #79 in mail keyword 53

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Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Create a new email with the current address, selected link or selected text.

The email will include the page title. You can set text to be added before and after the page URL in the email.

Email Clients to choose from: Default mail application, Gmail, AOL mail, Outlook/Office 365 and Yahoo Mail.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Efficiently shares links via various email clients.
Supports customizable messages and default email providers.
Offers a convenient right-click option for sharing.
Works well with popular email platforms like Gmail and Outlook.
User-friendly with keyboard shortcut activation.

Cons

Stopped working after recent Chrome updates, especially with local email clients.
Requires reinstallation and pinning the extension to function properly.
Limited functionality with some email clients like AOL.
Navigation through options via keyboard is not supported.
Extension has not been updated in a while, leading to concerns about reliability.

Most mentioned

Does not work with local email clients after Chrome updates.
Requires extension pinning to function post-update.
Good for sharing links efficiently.
Need for keyboard navigation to select email clients.
Feature requests for stripping metadata from URLs.

Recent reviews

Does exactly what it says it will do, efficiently and smoothly. Unlike the experience of other reviewers, there are a number of email clients you can use. Right click when you're on the desired web page, select the "Share link via email" and you are presented with five choices.

Christopher F, 2024-07-06

Works well for sharing a page via my web email (Outlook). Nice that you can activate via a keyboard shortcut It would be nice if, once activated, you could navigate the different options via arrow keys, tab etc (but perhaps not technically possible?) Minimised this to some degree by deselecting all the email options except Outlook so now just shows Outlook and Options but requires the mouse to select Outlook so hoping key navigation can be added if possible

Rob Penfold, 2024-05-04

After the latest Chrome update do not work anymore with local email client (like Outlook or Mail) on a Mac. Just with online software like Gmail or Office365. Maybe developer can update.