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Create Link Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: gcmghdmnkfdbncmnmlkkglmnnhagajbm

Create Link is a browser extension that allows users to quickly extract the title and URL of the current page. It supports output in plain text, HTML, Markdown, and Mediawiki formats for easier web documentation and linking.

Developer:ku
Version:0.5.7
Size:32.25KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

30K+

Rating

★ 4.3

169 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The product is positioned as a simple utility to copy the current page title and URL to the clipboard in various formats. It emphasizes flexibility through customizable formats and shortcut keys via an options page.

Inferred product pattern

Single-purpose utility for clipboard formatting and link generation.

Review-backed pain points

Users report that the extension often stops working after browser updates, fails to appear in the context menu, or pastes raw HTML text instead of a functional link object in certain applications.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of long-term stability across Chrome versions and reported failures in keyboard shortcut execution.

Tags
Link CopierMarkdownHTML LinkProductivity ToolWeb Workflow
Target users

- Web writers

- Bloggers

- Developers

- Wiki contributors

- Content creators

Primary use cases

- Creating HTML anchor tags

- Generating Markdown links for documentation

- Quickly saving page references in Mediawiki

- Batching link creation for web articles

Positive themes

- Similarity to the CoLT Firefox extension

- Customizable link structures

- Efficiency for fast web writing

Negative themes

- Breakage following Chrome updates

- Right-click menu disappearing

- Inconsistent formatting output

- Reports of unexpected spam tabs

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- Privacy complaints detected

- No pricing friction observed; the tool appears to be free and open source.

Evidence boundary: Analysis based on store listing metadata and 10 filtered user reviews. Review samples include very old entries (dating back to 2012), which may not reflect the current state of the extension.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No structured support system observed; developer requests contact via Twitter for issues.

Reliability

Significant reports of the extension becoming unusable or disappearing from the UI after Chrome updates.

Privacy

One user reported that enabling the plugin caused automatic spam tabs to open, suggesting a potential vulnerability.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 3

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

Store metadata

- Version: 0.5.7

- Size: 32.25KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

copy link as htmlcopy url as markdownchrome link copiermediawiki link generator

Comparison

Create Link vs CoLTFirefox Make Link alternative

Problem

how to copy url as htmlfast way to make markdown linkscopy page title and url

Alternative

markdown link extensionhtml link creator chrome

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Screenshots

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