Link to Text Fragment

Link to Text Fragment

ID: pbcodcjpfjdpcineamnnmbkkmkdpajjg

Supported Languages

🇪🇸Catalan
🇺🇸English
🇫🇷French
🇩🇪German
🇮🇱Hebrew
🇰🇷Korean
🇪🇸Spanish

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
2.3.3
Size
0.09 MB
Rating
3.7/5
Reviews
154
Users
80,000
Type
Extension
Updated
Feb 4, 2025
Category
Workflow & planning
Price
Free
Featured
No
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
Yes

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted
Author
Google LLCView Profile
Country
United States
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
No
Mailbox exists
Yes
Address
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 United States
Website
Visit
Total Extensions
4
Active
1
Obsolete
1
Listed
4
Unlisted
0
Total Users
650,371
Screenshot 2

Browser extension that allows for linking to arbitrary text on a page.

Update: Chrome now has a built-in feature ("Copy Link to Highlight" in the context menu) to copy text fragment links. The extension has an additional feature that allows you to also copy rich links. You can activate this feature in the options. 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 assign a keyboard shortcut to the copy action! 📖 Article: https://web.dev/text-fragments/ 🧩 Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/link-to-text-fragment/pbcodcjpfjdpcineamnnmbkkmkdpajjg 🎬 Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5DmGqnzvBI For more information, see the Text Fragments specification (https://wicg.github.io/scroll-to-text-fragment/) where this feature is described. This extension is open-source (https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/link-to-text-fragment) and licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. By installing this item, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/).

Item
Type
Severity
Description
clipboardWrite
Permission
High
This permission allows modification of clipboard content. Rated High because it can inject malicious content into the clipboard, modify copied passwords, and manipulate copied data.
Contextual Risk Factors
Risk Factor
High
The following context increases the overall risk:• 15% increase: Older manifest version lacks modern security controls
activeTab
Permission
Medium
This permission grants temporary access to the current tab. Rated Medium because it can access current page content when invoked, though limited to user-initiated actions.
storage
Permission
Medium
This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.
Older Manifest Version
Risk Factor
Medium
This extension uses Manifest Version 2
contextMenus
Permission
Low
This permission adds items to browser context menus. Rated Medium because it only modifies right-click menus without access to page content.

The bundled manifest.json declares manifest_version: 2 with permissions ['activeTab','contextMenus','clipboardWrite','storage'] and optional host permissions. The live CWS published manifest summary, however, lists manifest_version: 3 with permissions ['activeTab','contextMenus','clipboardWrite','storage','scripting','offscreen'] and no optional host permissions. This mismatch could indicate a stale update or a version mismatch, though no malicious intent is apparent.

manifest.json (Line 1)
{  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",  "name": "__MSG_extension_name__",  "short_name": "__MSG_extension_short_name__",  "version": "2.3.3",  ...  "permissions": ["activeTab", "contextMenus", "clipboardWrite", "storage"],  "optional_permissions": ["http://*/*", "https://*/*"],  ...  "manifest_version": 2,  ...}

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Critical0
High1
Medium0
Low0

Versions scanned

None of the 15 scanned versions have more than one unique code-review finding. Counts are unique findings that include each version.

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Files with findings

1 distinct path — top paths by unique finding count:

  • manifest.json1
S.No.
Category
Severity
File
Summary
Found in Version
1Other
high
manifest.json (line 1)The bundled manifest.json declares manifest_version: 2 with permissions ['activeTab','contextMenus','clipboardWrite','storage'] and optional host permissions. The live CWS published manifest summary, however, lists ma…
URLs
8
IPv4
0
IPv6
0

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www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-nshttp://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
www.w3.org/2000/svghttp://www.w3.org/2000/svg
www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*/*http://*/*
*/*https://*/*
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Block-level_elementshttps://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Block-level_elements#Elements
clients2.google.com/service/update2/crxhttps://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

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