Save as Shortcut

Offers the ability to save tab(s) and bookmarks as Internet shortcut files.

Save as Shortcut: Chrome Extension for Easy Links

"Save as Shortcut" is a Chrome extension that enables users to easily save tabs and bookmarks as Internet shortcut files. It facilitates link sharing through shared folders, serves as a portable solution for URLs, and integrates well with resources like installers and projects. With support for Chrome manifest v3, this extension prioritizes user privacy and functionality, offering features like filename customization and easy access to upcoming beta features.

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Extension stats

By: https://mythofechelon.co.uk

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.50

(109)

Version: 5.70.2294 (Last updated: 2024-11-26)

Creation date: 2019-10-30

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
tabs
contextMenus
bookmarks
storage
scripting

Size: 407.55K

Email: he*****@mythofechelon.co.uk

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 7,794 ▲ 46

Other rankings

#566 in Functionality & UI ▼ 1

#4 in shortcut keyword 29

#26 in save keyword 75 ▼ 2

#79 in publish keyword 2 ▼ 7

#108 in modify keyword 42 ▼ 7

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Other platforms

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4.65

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Extension summary

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-Description- Personally, I've always used Internet shortcut files for a variety of reasons. For example: 1. To passively share links to content via shared folders. 2. To supersede the temporary use of pinned tabs and bookmarks. 3. As portable links. 4. To accompany resources (installers with links to the websites, projects with links to assets, etc). However, I always found them so awkward to create, hence me creating this extension.

-FAQ- Q: As Chrome manifest v2 is being depreciated in 2024, is this extension being updated to support v3? A: Yes, after quite a lot of work, I have successfully rewritten Save as Shortcut to support Chrome manifest v3 and its asynchronous service workers.

Q: Why does this extension say that it reads my browsing history?

User reviews

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Pros

Easy to use for saving links and shortcuts
Useful features like 'Save all tabs' and 'Save all bookmarks'
Compatible with multiple browsers including Chrome and Edge
Helps to create shortcuts locally, especially on systems where drag and drop is not supported

Cons

Inconsistent performance; sometimes requires multiple attempts to save shortcuts
Files often saved as 'download' instead of named after the webpage
Long file names from certain sites cause issues with file management
Some features not working properly, such as saving shortcuts in specific browsers

Most mentioned

Issues with file naming and length
Inconsistent saving behavior
General utility and convenience of the extension
Reliability varies across different browser platforms

User reviews

I´ve been using your extension for many months, on Edge, with a fair amount of success. Over the last 2-3 months or so, right click on the page to Save as shorcut works fine some times, but some other times, it requires a second action to have anything downloaded to my desktop. As such, I´ve lost multiple shorcuts when I wasn´t aware enough to detect it hadn´t actually downloaded anything at all. This didn´t happen like 6 months ago, when it was 100% reliable. I can deal with that, but the extended file names is what totally killed it, for me. Amazon, for example, includes super long file names on their products. As such, and when I tried to move those links from my primary drive to an external unit, I found myself with a "Name too long" or something like that, which required me to edit every single link generated by your extension, to something that actually fits in. "Save In" extension does not have this problem, since it includes a Truncate option, which allows us to specifiy the max numbers of characters we want for our shorcuts, therefore completely avoiding the aforementioned problem. I would highly suggest you do implement this simple option, because after experiencing that royal PITA with Amazon, using your extension for that purpose is completely out of the picture. Thanks for you understanding.

Andario Andrada, 2024-10-13

Probably I'm the guy who use this extension the more often on the Earth, even on the Universe. The last time, it's work "bad" on Microsoft Edge, save link all time on "download" name. But today ALL work good like before. So thanks a lot. Sorry, I'm not a rich guy to give you $100.00 or more money. If a day I win to the lottery I will give you something guaranteed to 100%. But the probability of this happening is the same as finding an honest politician on this planet one day. So 0%. Thanks a lot for the WONDERFUL extension. I use it on Edge and Chrome. Have happy day and more, good health all your life !

Ernest N Pryor, 2024-10-03

The "Shortcut file type: Windows (.URL)" option no longer works on Microsoft Edge. We still have a file named "download". We have to manually rename it and add the .URL extension to it. However, not so long ago, this extension with this option worked perfectly. Strangely enough, on Google Chrome, there is no problem and everything works fine. Hope this bug will be repair soon. Thanks.