cpyurl

Simple Chrome extension that allows you to copy the current tab url into your clipboard

Features

• 📋 Copy current tab URL with keyboard shortcut
• 🎨 Multiple copy formats: Plain, Markdown, HTML
• ⚙️ Customizable settings (default format, auto-close popup)
• 🔔 Toast notifications for success/error feedback
• 🛡️ Error handling for restricted pages (chrome://, edge://, etc.)
• 🖱️ Popup UI for quick access and format selection
• 💾 Settings sync across devices
• 🌐 Works across all platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS)

Usage

Quick Start

1. Install the extension (see Installation below)
2. Pin the extension to your toolbar (click puzzle icon → pin cpyurl)
3. Try it out:
   • Press Alt+C to copy current URL
   • Or click the extension icon for more options

Keyboard Shortcut

Press the keyboard shortcut (default: Alt+C on Windows/Linux, MacCtrl+C on macOS) to copy the current tab URL using your default format.

Popup Interface

Click the extension icon to open the popup where you can:

• View the current tab URL
• Copy in different formats (Plain, Markdown, HTML)
• Configure settings (default format, auto-close behavior)

Copy Formats

• Plain: https://example.com
• Markdown: [Page Title](https://example.com)
• HTML: <a href="https://example.com">Page Title</a>

Testing

See TESTING.md for detailed testing instructions.

Quick Test:

1. Build: npm run build
2. Load in Chrome: chrome://extensions/ → Load unpacked → select dist folder
3. Test: Press Alt+C on any webpage

Documentation

• FEATURES.md - Detailed feature overview and use cases
• TESTING.md - Complete testing guide
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Development setup and guidelines
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history

Installation

1. Navigate to the latest release
2. Download the cpyurl.zip archive
3. Open chrome and navigate to extensions
4. Drag and drop the zip archive

Build locally

Prerequisites: node v22 and pnpm

1. Install dependencies

pnpm install

2. Build & bundle

pnpm build:bundle

Default shortcuts:

OS	Shortcut
Windows	Alt+C
MacOS	MacCtrl+C
Linux	Alt+C
ChromeOS	Alt+C

To manually configure shortcuts, navigate to:

chrome://extensions/shortcuts