# format-copy

> Specify a format to copy url of the current website

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/format-copy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/format-copy)

## Overview

- **ID:** `format-copy`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Yi Fan
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-02-23
- **First published:** 2021-02-23
- **Size:** 8.55 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/format-copy/)

## Description

Format-Copy is a Firefox add-on that adds a button to the toolbar, allowing you to copy the URL of the current website in a specified format. It's ideal for appending '-q' to the front of a URL to easily play YouTube videos with a Discord bot. The add-on also provides customization options for the format and features copyright icons from Google with the Apache license version 2.0.

## Rankings

- #133,135 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `clipboardWrite`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/format-copy)