Create Link

Copy current page URL to clipboard in various formats.

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Create Link is a handy Chrome extension that lets users quickly copy the current page's URL and title in multiple convenient formats including plain text, HTML link, Markdown, and MediaWiki. Inspired by the Firefox add-on Make Link, it offers seamless integration and easy customization through its options page where you can select preferred formats and set shortcut keys. The extension is tested on OSX, Windows XP, and Windows 7 (64-bit), ensuring broad compatibility. For developers and power users, the source code is open and available on GitHub at http://github.com/ku/CreateLink. Perfect for bloggers, content creators, and anyone frequently sharing links with correct formatting.

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Users:

30,000

Rating:

4.26

(168)

Version:

0.5.7 Last updated: 2022-01-12

Creation date:

2017-07-25

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
storage
clipboardWrite

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size:

33.02K

Email:

ku*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

17 hours ago

Ranking

# 4,549 ▲ 55

Other rankings

#367 in Social Networking ▲ 2 #7 in create keyword 30 ▼ 1 #178 in firefox keyword 27 ▲ 1 #196 in links keyword 38 ▼ 32

User reviews

Users appreciate Create Link for its ability to copy URLs in various useful formats and its intuitive design that boosts productivity. However, many report ongoing issues such as needing multiple tries to copy links, broken HTML link formatting especially on MacOS, and limited compatibility with certain pages. Additional limitations include lack of settings export/import and absence of multi-URL copy features. Despite these drawbacks, longtime users find it indispensable and value its flexibility and features.

Pros

Supports copying URLs in multiple formats including plain text, HTML, Markdown, and MediaWiki, improving editing efficiency.
Simple, minimalistic, and versatile, making it a powerful and intuitive tool for creating links.
Has been reliable and useful over long-term use, often utilized multiple times per day by users.
Offers useful keyboard shortcuts and default link type setting, enhancing user experience.
Source code availability and regex customization options make it perfect for advanced users.

Cons

Extension sometimes requires multiple attempts to successfully copy a formatted link to the clipboard, causing user frustration.
HTML link format stopped working properly in recent versions, especially on MacOS, producing raw HTML text instead of a hyperlink.
Issues with compatibility on certain web pages where HTML formatting is not supported or fails.
No easy way to export or import settings between browser profiles, limiting usability in multi-profile environments.
Lack of functionality to copy all URLs from a selection, potentially due to browser API limitations.

Recent reviews

I'm giving five stars because I've been using this extension on Chrome for a long time, often multiple times per day, and it's super-useful for me. However, I hope the developer will respond to several user comments that for a while now it sometimes requires several attempts to create a link. It may be because I have a huge number of tabs open. This Chrome extension also works with Edge. The Edge extension by the same name but made by a different developer works OK but it can only make an HTML link, not the other options that this Chrome extension offers like plain text, which is the option I usually use.

Ju*****, 2024-06-19

Markdownなどの各書式用のURLを作るのに欠かせないです。ずっと利用させていただいています。

on*****, 2024-06-02

A good extension, but not all types of pages support correct HTML links. For example, at the address below, copying in HTML format does not work: http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?t=775&sid=106b69ba660b7a473953778b6d50e09c&start=330 The "HTML Format" dictionary item is not available on the clipboard.

Di*****, 2023-12-27

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Create Link requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Create Link has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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