This is a Chromium browser extension that builds a link using the highlighted text on a web page and the active tabs URL.
The link copied to the clipboard can be pasted into supported rich text editors.
Download Copy Text as Link from the Chrome Web Store.
The best way to install the extension is via the Chrome Web Store here.
Installation of the extension using source code works with both Google Chrome and the latest version of Microsoft Edge.
- Clone this repo to your local machine.
- Navigate to
chrome://extensions. - Enable Developer mode (Top right of header).
- Click Load unpacked.
- Select and load the
srcfolder.