# Send Link

> Send links via customizable context menu entries as GET requests (mailto: is also supported).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/send-link](https://chrome-stats.com/d/send-link)

## Overview

- **ID:** `send-link`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bernd Bestel
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 70
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-30
- **First published:** 2018-09-27
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/send-link/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/berrnd/send-link/issues/new/choose](https://github.com/berrnd/send-link/issues/new/choose)

## Description

**Send Link** is a versatile Chrome extension designed for efficient link sharing. It adds customizable context menu entries for links on any website, allowing users to forward URLs as GET requests to self-hosted or external services. Simply configure your preferred URLs with placeholders, and clicking a context menu entry will send the link accordingly.

Additionally, Send Link supports `mailto:` links, automatically opening your default mail client for seamless email composition. Whether you want to share YouTube videos to your TV or quickly forward links to various services, this extension enhances your browsing and sharing workflow with simplicity and flexibility.

## Rankings

- #13,696 — Overall
- #171 — broken links
- #246 — request

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/send-link)