Copy Link Text (CoLT)

Install CoLT 2.4.4 (42 KB)

Released on May 5, 2009

What is CoLT?

CoLT (short for "Copy Link Text") is a tiny extension for Firefox which makes it easier than ever to copy a hyperlink’s associated text. For example, if I were to use this extension to copy this link to my blog, the copied text would quite literally be this link to my blog.

CoLT also includes a means of copying both a link’s text and URL at the same time. This feature is particularly handy for bloggers, web developers, or anyone else who finds themselves writing links to other places on the web. The latest release allows users to create an unlimited number of custom formats for copying both the link text and location. All of the default formats are shown below:

Copy Format Example
HTML Link <a href="http://blog.borngeek.com/">this link to my blog</a>
Plain Text this link to my blog - http://blog.borngeek.com/
BBCode [url=http://blog.borngeek.com/]this link to my blog[/url]
FuseTalk [L=this link to my blog]http://blog.borngeek.com/[/L]
Wikipedia [http://blog.borngeek.com/ this link to my blog]

Beginning in version 2.4.0, CoLT also supports copying a hyperlink and it’s associated text as a rich-text formatted link, allowing you to paste the link directly into a Word document, email, or other rich-text document.

CoLT places two menu items in the browser’s context menu. To reduce clutter, each menu item is only visible when the context menu is opened by right-clicking a hyperlink. And either menu item can be hidden, if you so desire.

How do I access the CoLT options dialog?

For Firefox 1.0 and 1.5:

  1. In the Tools menu in Firefox, select the Extensions menu item.
  2. In the Extensions window that opened, right click the entry for CoLT.
  3. Select the Options menu item.

For Firefox 2.0 and later:

  1. In the Tools menu in Firefox, select the Add-ons menu item.
  2. In the Add-ons window, make sure that the Extensions button is selected at the top of the window.
  3. Select the entry for CoLT, and click the associated Options button.

What languages does CoLT support?

In addition to English, the latest version of CoLT includes the languages listed below. If you would like to volunteer to translate the extension into your language, head over to BabelZilla and sign up for a free account. Then, visit the CoLT translation forum post for the relevant links to translate the extension. BabelZilla makes translating easy (you can do it in your web browser)!