https://github.com/metaory/code-copy

Chrome extension - Copy text from code blocks and page elements to the clipboard on click
https://github.com/metaory/code-copy

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Chrome extension - Copy text from code blocks and page elements to the clipboard on click

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/metaory/code-copy
• Owner: metaory
• License: mit
• Created: 2026-06-02T18:35:00.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-06-13T04:22:52.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-06-13T06:19:06.013Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: chrome-extension, copy, copy-code, copy-content, copy-element, live-copy, pin, web-extension
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/code-copy/pmohebgglggkhehmhbofgbhfgadpjjpc
• Size: 5.57 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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Code Copy

  

  
Click code to copy. Hold Alt to copy text from any element.

  
Toolbar toggle. One tab at a time. No popup.



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Manifest V3 Chrome extension. It copies **innerText** to the clipboard.

## Usage

### Per-tab toggle

Each tab keeps its own on/off state.

Click the **toolbar icon** or press **Alt+C** to toggle copying on the tab in front.

- **Gray icon:** off on this tab.

- **Color icon:** on on this tab.

- **Other tabs:** unchanged. The icon reflects the focused tab.

- **After navigation:** turn it on again on the new page.

Toggle shows a short toast: **Code Copy Activated** or **Code Copy Deactivated**.

Remap at `chrome://extensions/shortcuts` if **Alt+C** clashes with the site or browser.

### Code blocks

Click a `` element, or a `
` with no nested `` and some text inside. A **Copied** toast and a short highlight appear on the block.


### Any element (Alt pick)

1. Hold **Alt**. The copy cursor appears; text under the pointer gets an outline.

2. Click while **Alt** stays down. That element's innerText goes to the clipboard. Empty nodes, ``, and `` are skipped.

**Alt** picks an element. **Alt+C** toggles the extension.

## Scope

| Runs on | Does not run on |

|--------|------------------|

| `http://` and `https://` pages (after you enable on that tab) | `file://`, `chrome://`, Web Store, etc. |

| Most public sites | `localhost`, `127.0.0.1`, `0.0.0.0` |

It copies **innerText**, the text as laid out on the page.

## Install



  Install from the Chrome Web Store

  


  

    

  



### Development

1. Open `chrome://extensions`, turn on **Developer mode**, **Load unpacked**, pick this directory.

2. First load opens the welcome window (`welcome.html`).

3. After code changes, **Reload** the extension, then click the toolbar icon or press **Alt+C** on the tab.

Open the welcome page again: reinstall unpacked, or run `chrome.windows.create({ url: chrome.runtime.getURL('welcome.html') })` from the service worker console on `chrome://extensions`.

Store ZIP: `.dev/store-launch/package.sh` writes `dist/codecopy-v*.zip`.

## Permissions

| Permission | Why |

|------------|-----|

| `activeTab` | Inject copy handlers after toolbar click or Alt+C |

| `storage` | Per-tab on/off state for the browser session |

| `scripting` | Inject bundled CSS and JS |

| `tabs` | Match toolbar icon to the focused tab; reset after navigation |

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)