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Configure • Usage • Options • Link Results
Thank You...
for installing Link Extractor. Link Extractor's goal is to be the ultimate link extraction web extension.
If you run into any issues or want to see new features, please let us know.
Old Version Warning
You were using an old version of the extension, which may have missing features or bugs. You should try updating to the latest version of the web extension for Chrome or Firefox.
Note: Documentation is specific to your browser, .
Configure
You can access Link Extractor through the Icon on the Extension Toolbar or Right Click Context Menu.
You can pin the Addon by locating the Link Extractor icon on the Extension Toolbar, then clicking the Settings Wheel and Pin to Toolbar. clicking the Eye icon. clicking the Pin icon.
Click to Expand Pin Instructions
Host Permissions
In order to extract links from multiple tabs, the web extension needs host permissions granted.
This can be granted from popup window or on the Options page.
View Screen Shot of Host Permissions.
Firefox requires host permission in order to extract links from PDF documents.
Important: To extract links from multiple tabs, first select the tabs by holding the Ctrl key and select additional tabs; then use Link Extractor as normal to extract from all selected tabs.
Note: This extension only injects a content script when you extract links; therefore, granting host permissions does not reduce performance in any way.
Usage
Activate with any one of these 4 ways:
- Toolbar Icon Popup
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Right Click Context Menu
- Omnibox Keyword: link
Tip: You may also select text with your mouse, and right click to extract links from the selection.
Omnibox
Keyword: link
Omnibox lets you extract links by typing link into the address bar followed by a space.
Additionally, you can start typing to show saved filters matching your entry or enter an on-the-fly filter.
Important: Firefox requires Host Permissions for Omnibox usage.
Note: Chrome/Edge does not allow an empty omnibox entry. To extract all links, simply enter a second space after activating the Omnibox, then press enter.
Options
Lazy Load Opened Tabs
This will prevent links opened by the extension from loading until the tab is focused.
Remove Duplicate Links
Remove duplicate links from the results page. Disable this to see all links on the page for auditing and extra fields.
Use Default Link Filtering
Filter out any links that do not contain ://.
Turn this off this to include links such as magnet: and mailto: etc.
Save Link Page Options
Save link results page settings, such as number of links shown, extra fields displayed, and column sorting.
Truncate Long Links
Truncate long links with ellipsis. Warning: This may cause performance while resizing with large datasets.
Don't Wrap Long Links
Force long links on a single line. This may cause a horizontal scroll bar if not used with Truncate Long Links.
Enable Right Click Menu
Enable or Disable Right Click Context Menu.
Show Release Notes on Update
Open the Release Notes after a new update has been installed.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are available for extracting all links or showing the popup action to reduce toolbar clutter.
These can be configured on your browser's extension management page and varies by browser.
Instructions for Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manage-extension-shortcuts-firefox
On Edge shortcuts are managed by entering the following into your address bar:
edge://extensions/shortcuts
On Chrome shortcuts are managed by entering the following into your address bar:
chrome://extensions/shortcuts
Filters
Add as many saved filters as you need. They will show up on the Popup Filter Dropdown, the Right Click Context Menu and Omnibox suggestions.
- Edit an existing filter by clicking on it.
- Reorder filters by clicking on the grip and dragging.
Regex Flags
This is the default flags used when filtering links via quick filter or a saved filter. For more information read this document.
Link Results
The Link Results Page utilizes DataTables.net to display, sort, page, and filter the results.
Tip: You can show the available keyboard shortcuts by pressing the K Z keys on the results page.
Show Additional Data
You can show additional details about the extracted links; including text, title, label, rel, and target.
Copy Table
This copies the entire table, including the headers, and additional fields.
If you just want to copy the links, use the Copy Links button or Keyboard Shortcuts
C L for links and
D M for domains.
CSV Export
This downloads the entire table, including the headers, and additional fields, as a CSV file.
Filter
You can filter links on the fly by typing into the Filter box. This will automatically populate with your saved filters as you type.
Important: DataTables Search Filter does
not support $ or ^ in regular expressions
(a custom search will be added in a future release).
Tip: You can exclude results by adding a ! to your filter term.
Example: !github will filter out all results containing the term github.
Tip: Additional Data, Number of Links Shown, and Column Sorting options will be saved
across sessions if you enable the Save Links Page Options Option.
Find and Replace
This is an experimental feature and may have bugs or missing options.
- Normal - Normal find and replace.
- Normal w/ Regex - Normal find and replace supporting regular expressions.
-
Regex w/ Match Groups - Regex find and replace using Match Groups.
This requires you to build the full replace value using $1, $2, etc. as a substitution for the find value which must contain match groups ().
For more information view the README.md on GitHub or join the Discord Server.
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