# Copycat

> Copy content from web powerful than ever before.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `extension-copycat`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BlackGlory
- **Category:** web-development,other
- **Daily users:** 861
- **Weekly downloads:** 11
- **Rating:** 4.32 / 5 (28 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4.7
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-23
- **First published:** 2018-02-17
- **Size:** 497 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/extension-copycat/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/BlackGlory/Copycat/issues](https://github.com/BlackGlory/Copycat/issues)

## Description

Copycat is a versatile Chrome extension that enhances your ability to copy content from web pages. With a simple right-click menu, users can copy links, selections, images, and even audio/video in various formats such as Markdown, BBCode, HTML, and plaintext. It supports copying tab and frame links, selections with raw strings, and images in different encoding formats including DataURI for JPEG, PNG, and WebP.

Users can customize URL formats and Markdown flavors directly through the extension’s options, making it highly adaptable to diverse workflows. Keyboard shortcuts are available for quick copying of tab links and selections. Copycat is ideal for bloggers, developers, and content creators seeking efficient and flexible content copying tools. The source code is open and available on GitHub for transparency and community collaboration.

## Rankings

- #3,631 — Overall
- #17 — education
- #29 — catalog
- #36 — education
- #43 — category
- #94 — application

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Offers more options for copying plain text than competitors
- Reliable copying of HTML text and images to markdown
- Fast response from the developer for fixing issues
- Ability to convert text to HTML, markdown, and BBCode

### Cons

- Font and color are not copied when using Firefox
- Limited explanation in the options page
- Desire for hotkeys for quick access

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/extension-copycat)