Text Link

Allows URI texts written in webpages to be loaded by double clicks.

Text Link - Link Activation Firefox Add-on

'Text Link' is a Firefox add-on that enables the loading of URI texts written on webpages just by a double click. This extension eliminates the necessity of multiple steps to achieve the same. Instead of selecting, copying, pasting the text, and pressing 'Enter', or dragging and dropping the selection to the tab bar, a user can simply double click on the URI text and Firefox will load it automatically.
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Add-on stats

Users: 15,601
-45
Rating: 4.17
(106)
Version: 6.1.9 (Last updated: 2023-03-27)
Creation date: 2006-01-24
Weekly download count: 52
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • clipboardWrite
  • menus
  • find
  • storage
Size: 130.80K

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# 601 ▲ 3
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Add-on summary

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Allows URI texts written in webpages to be loaded by double clicks.

Without this extension, when you discover an URI text not linked, like "http://piro.sakura.ne.jp/", you have to do following steps to load the page:

  1. Select the URI text completely. (It may be a hard work if the page is rendered with a propotional font. This operation always chafes me.)
  2. Copy it. (press "Ctrl-C" or use "Copy" from the "Edit" menu)
  3. Paste it to the location bar.
  4. Press "Enter". Then, Firefox loads it.

or,

  1. Select the URI text completely. (It chafes me again!)
  2. Drag the selection string to the tab bar and drop it. Then, Firefox loads it.

With this extension, you can load the URI only following one step:

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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
  • It works effectively for finding URIs in text.
  • Users find it very useful over the years.
  • The add-on is easy to use and seems to perform well when functioning.
Cons
  • It can cause websites to hang or slow down significantly.
  • Lots of false positives when selecting text.
  • It doesn't work in iframe contexts.
  • It does not have an exclusion list for certain websites.
Most mentioned
  • Performance issues causing slow response times on certain websites.
  • Desire for an exclusion list to avoid issues on specific sites.
  • False positives when trying to select text.
User reviews
This add-on caused Google and other sites to stop responding for long periods of time. For example, when performing a search, it would take about 10 seconds to respond. I also had to wait several seconds when posting to social media. I don't know the details, but disabling this add-on solved the problem.
by Firefox user 15067929, 2024-12-08
by algi, 2024-11-27
+1;
by (⁠●⁠_⁠_⁠●⁠), 2024-11-23
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Text Link requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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