Excerpt with Link

Excerpt with Link

Copies selected text and associated link (URL).

What is Excerpt with Link?
Excerpt with Link is an Edge add-on that allows you to effortlessly copy selected text and its associated link (URL). Perfect for citing website text, this extension provides a simple and convenient solution for quick referencing.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 286 ▼ -3
Rating: 4.30 (3)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2021-03-25)
Creation date: 2021-03-25
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • clipboardWrite
  • activeTab
Size: 10.14K
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Excerpt with Link
Excerpt with Link (v1.3)
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Summary

Copies selected text and associated link (URL).

The "Excerpt with Link" extension copies selected text and the associated webpage link (URL) to the clipboard. This provides a quick and simple way to cite website text.

Select desired text, then open the context menu and select "Excerpt with Link" from the menu. You can normally open the context menu by right-clicking.

Please let me know of any issues you experience before writing a review -- I'm happy to continue to improve the solution. The extension is provided 'As-Is' without any express or implied warranty of any kind.

Note that I do not collect any information from the extension -- all handling is done at your local browser.

I hope you find this extension to be helpful.

Cheers, /Scott

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User reviews
very useful! The current implementation can't accurately locate the selected text, only the web page. Edge has a "copy link to highlight" option, which may be upgraded. Thank you.
by ahnan, 2023-12-01

Simple and useful. Could you add an option to copy the link in markdown format: text in squared brakets and link in parenthesis, with no spaces in between? Thanks.
by DESMARCHELIER, 2022-01-04

Handy extension, I've been looking for something like this for a long time! -- Two feature suggestions: 1. Option to surround the text with square brackets. Combined with the parenthesis option for the link text, you could paste right into a markdown doc. 2. Option to copy the text as a link.
by Preston, 2021-07-08
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Safety
Risk impact

Excerpt with Link is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Excerpt with Link has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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