Merlin
Link to Text Fragment

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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Merlin
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Users: 2,138 ▲ 16
Rating: 3.82 (33)
Version: 2.3.2 (Last updated: 2022-06-29)
Creation date: 2020-07-03
Weekly download count: 38
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • clipboardWrite
  • storage
Size: 105.21K
URLs: Website
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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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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
  • Allows creation of links directly to text fragments, enhancing user efficiency.
  • Received positive feedback for its utility in academic settings (e.g., helping a user pass an essay).
  • Appreciated for its simplicity and usefulness in sending highlighted parts of text.
Cons
  • Inconsistency in performance across different Firefox versions.
  • Requires permissions to be set after installation and sometimes after every browser restart.
  • Comparatively slower at navigating to the correct section than Chrome.
Most mentioned
  • Problems with compatibility and functionality across different versions of Firefox (e.g., 122.0.1, 123.0, 116, 112.0.2).
  • Requires additional permission granting for full functionality (highlighting text when opening a link).
  • Discrepancy in performance and speed compared to Chrome.
Recent reviews
Excellent add-on. Works for me in Firefox 123.0.
by Firefox user 14779798, 2024-02-28
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Safety
Risk impact

Link to Text Fragment is relatively safe to use as it 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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