Link to Text Fragment

Browser extension that allows for linking to arbitrary text on a page.
What is Link to Text Fragment?
"Link to Text Fragment" is an open-source Firefox add-on allowing creation of links directly targetting selected text on a page. After selecting the desired text, the right-click menu can be used to create a special link which, when opened, scrolls the linked text into view and highlights it. This useful utility requires specific access permissions and supports a handy keyboard shortcut for better user experience.
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Add-on stats

Users: 2,375 ▲ 60
Rating: 3.77 (39)
Version: 2.3.2 (Last updated: 2022-06-29)
Creation date: 2020-07-03
Weekly download count: 57
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • clipboardWrite
  • storage
  • scripting
  • offscreen
Size: 105.21K
URLs: Website

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# 1845 ▲ 18
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Link to Text Fragment (v2.5.0)
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Link to Text Fragment (v2.3.2)
3.00 (6) 20,038
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Add-on summary

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This extension allows for easily creating a special link to the currently selected text on a page via the context menu. When opening such a special link, a compatible browser will scroll the selected text into view and highlight it.

Usage instructions:

• Select the text that you want to link to. • Right-click and choose "Copy Link to Selected Text" from the context menu. • If the link creation succeeded, the selected text will be briefly highlighted in yellow. • Paste your link wherever you want to share it. 💡 Pro-tip: you can set a keyboard shortcut.

You will be asked if you want to grant access to http:/// and https:/// when you create a link. This is to optionally add a polyfill for the Text Fragment feature. The polyfill is still work in progress.

📖 Article: https://web.dev/text-fragments/ 🎬 Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5DmGqnzvBI

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well for generating links to text and highlighting text fragments.
  • Enabled efficient collaboration with users on other browsers, particularly Chrome.
  • Users have expressed satisfaction when it works as intended.
Cons
  • Frequent bugs and issues with functionality across different Firefox versions.
  • Requires manual permissions adjustment after installation and with every restart.
  • Inconsistent performance, sometimes needing refresh or new tabs to work.
Most mentioned
  • Does not work properly on multiple versions of Firefox.
  • Users often have to reinstall or adjust settings for the add-on to function.
  • Some users noticed delays in scrolling to the correct text fragment.
Recent reviews
Good idea, but copies wrong text, not selected one.
by Jevgenij Zhukov, 2024-11-07
Wasn't working for me, needed to reinstall it to get it working. After reinstalling, it works like a dream!! Especially since Firefox implemented support for scrolling to text fragments in 131.0. This extension has enabled me to work efficiently with other people using Chrome. Thank you so much!
by Christoffer Kragh Pedersen, 2024-11-01
by KarlPoe, 2024-10-24
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Link to Text Fragment requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Link to Text Fragment has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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