# Precise links

> Enables creating and resolving links to any selection of text in a page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/precise-links](https://chrome-stats.com/d/precise-links)

## Overview

- **ID:** `precise-links`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gerben
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.3resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-05-09
- **Size:** 65 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/precise-links/)

## Description

Precise links is a Firefox add-on that enables creating and resolving links to any selection of text in a page. It allows you to create links to specific quotes for bookmarking or citing purposes. Following a precise link will scroll to and select the specified text. The extension supports the TextQuoteSelector and is experimental in nature. Help is welcome!

## Rankings

- #31,304 — Overall
- #232 — fragment

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `contextMenus`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/precise-links)