# Format Link

> Format a link and copy it to the clipboard in your favorite format. You can use keyboard shortcuts, the toolbar button, or context menus to copy a link. You can escape meta characters, for example \] (closing square bracket) in markdown title.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/format-link3](https://chrome-stats.com/d/format-link3)

## Overview

- **ID:** `format-link3`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hiroaki Nakamura
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 878
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 4.33 / 5 (39 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.5.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-05
- **First published:** 2017-06-16
- **Size:** 59 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/format-link3/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/hnakamur/FormatLink-Firefox](https://github.com/hnakamur/FormatLink-Firefox)

## Description

Format Link is a versatile Chrome extension that lets you format any link and copy it to your clipboard in various customizable formats. You can use keyboard shortcuts, a toolbar button, or context menu options to quickly copy links in the default or chosen formats. The extension supports escaping meta characters, making it perfect for Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, and more.

With flexible settings, you can edit formatting templates using a mini template language referencing variables like title, url, and text. This allows you to tailor how links are output — including string substitutions and character escaping — for precise results. Whether capturing a selected link or the current page URL, Format Link simplifies and speeds up your workflow for sharing or saving links.

## Rankings

- #3,621 — Overall
- #2 — format
- #34 — example
- #49 — broken links
- #71 — form
- #85 — forget

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## 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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## Review summary

### Pros

- Flexible and useful for daily use
- Allows migration from Chrome with similar functionality
- Feels like a native Firefox feature

### Cons

- Occasionally fails to work
- Formatting options cannot be reordered
- Difficulties with installation and settings not saving
- User interface is confusing for some

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/format-link3)