Copy as Markdown

Browser extension to copy hyperlinks, images, and selected text as Markdown

Copy as Markdown is a versatile browser extension designed to streamline your content copying process by converting selected text, hyperlinks, and images into clean Markdown format. Whether you're a developer, writer, or blogger, this tool simplifies transferring content with markdown-friendly formatting.

Key features include the ability to copy linked images separately as links or images, support for text formatting such as italic, bold, strike-through, and inline code, and handling of complex elements like unordered and ordered lists with task checkboxes, tables respecting GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM), and fenced code blocks with language detection for enhanced readability. The extension seamlessly integrates into the browser’s context menu on right-clicking, requiring permissions solely to access active tabs and display context options. Notably, while Chrome has some limitations extracting alt text and anchor text, Firefox users enjoy full functionality. Importantly, this extension prioritizes your security by only writing to the clipboard and never reading from it.

Manifest V3
By:
Laxman
Users:
10,000+
Rating:
4.23
(35)
Version:
24.10.14 (Last updated: 2024-10-14)
Creation date:
2020-07-02
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
Size:
32.36K
Full description:
See detailed description
Updated:
a day ago

Other platforms

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User reviews

Pros
  • Works effectively for copying selections as markdown
  • Saves time by converting links and formatted text to markdown easily
  • Successfully captures complex elements like tables for markdown use
  • Simple and convenient to use
  • Highly praised for compatibility with markdown editors like Obsidian, Noteplan, Logseq
Cons
  • Fails to add content to the clipboard in some cases
  • Sometimes only copies the phrase 'copy as markdown' instead of actual content
  • Icon redirects to the GitHub page instead of performing the copy function
  • Lacks feature to copy current page link as markdown with title
  • Does not convert HTML LaTeX content to markdown LaTeX
Recent reviews
It tried copy using the Context Menu but it simply copies the HTML. I am trying to copy an HTML table from a Gmail Message. It doesn't work as intended
by GW Add-ons Support, 2025-04-22

Doesn't work. all it does is stick "copy as markdown" into the clipboard.
by Julian Harris, 2025-03-13

Does nothing. Nothing on the clipboard
by Thomas Rosenberg, 2025-02-01
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Copy as Markdown requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
Risk likelihood

Copy as Markdown has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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