# Fancy Links

> Easily transform plain URLs into friendly links with included page titles. Perfect for sharing in chat apps, Reddit, GitHub, documentation, and anywhere formatted links look better than bare URLs.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/fancy-links](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fancy-links)

## Overview

- **ID:** `fancy-links`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Evan Wondrasek
- **Category:** web-development,bookmarks,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 1.4.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-04
- **First published:** 2025-09-12
- **Size:** 48 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/fancy-links/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/evanwon/fancy-links/](https://github.com/evanwon/fancy-links/)

## Description

Fancy Links transforms plain URLs into friendly links with included page titles. Perfect for sharing in chat apps, documentation, and anywhere formatted links look better than bare URLs.

MULTIPLE LINK FORMATS:
- Markdown: <code>[Title](URL)</code> - Used in Reddit, GitHub, Discord, Obisidan, Notion, and many more
- HTML: <code>&lt;a href="URL"&gt;Title&lt;/a&gt;</code>
- Plain Text: <code>Title - URL</code>
- URL with Title Parameter: <code>URL?_title=Title</code>

ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
- One-click copy from toolbar popup with live format previews
- Keyboard shortcut (Windows: <code>Alt+Shift+C</code> / macOS: <code>Opt+Shift+C</code>) for instant copying with your default format
- Clean URLs option to remove tracking parameters (UTM, Facebook, etc.)
- Customizable settings for default format and notifications
- Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux

HOW TO USE:
1. Click the toolbar icon to see all format options with live previews
2. Use the keyboard shortcut for quick copy with your default format
3. Configure preferences in the settings page (click the toolbar icon → select the settings/gear icon)

The extension requires minimal permissions and respects your privacy. All processing happens locally in your browser. And it's open source!

## Rankings

- #69,845 — Overall
- #64 — fansly

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `clipboardWrite`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `notifications`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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