# Addon suggestion: A plain and simple URL copy context menu addon?

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/addon-suggestion-a-plain-and-simple-url-copy-context-menu-addon/31373>\
**Category:** Add-on Support\
**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/addon-suggestion-a-plain-and-simple-url-copy-context-menu-addon/31373 "2018-08-30T14:35:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![chromax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/chromax/32/24150_2.png) [@chromax](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/chromax)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/addon-suggestion-a-plain-and-simple-url-copy-context-menu-addon/31373/1 "2018-08-30T14:35:34Z")

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Hi,

I´m wondering that there is no replacement for this addon [copy-url](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/copy-url-252534/)

Just a simple context menu entry “copy url”. No BBE, Title, HTML or any other functions, just plain document URL.  
The only one that comes near is that [copytaburl](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/copytaburl), but it is available in the context menu of the tab, I can´t get used to it.

Some other suggestions?

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**Author:** ![jscher2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/jscher2000/32/28202_2.png) [@jscher2000](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/jscher2000)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/addon-suggestion-a-plain-and-simple-url-copy-context-menu-addon/31373/2 "2018-09-05T04:47:08Z")

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This seems theoretically possible. I wonder whether it would require “all hosts” permission to run it from the “content” rather than from the tab? That would be bad.

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**Author:** ![chromax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/chromax/32/24150_2.png) [@chromax](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/chromax)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/addon-suggestion-a-plain-and-simple-url-copy-context-menu-addon/31373/3 "2018-09-05T09:15:00Z")

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The strange thing is, that this addon does it  
[copy-shorturl](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/copy-shorturl/)  
I search this, but without short-url function.

But the developer will maybe add the feature “no short-url”. Lets hope.  
[https://github.com/fwenzel/copy-shorturl/issues/79?\_pjax=%23js-repo-pjax-container](https://github.com/fwenzel/copy-shorturl/issues/79?_pjax=%23js-repo-pjax-container)

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**Author:** ![jscher2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/jscher2000/32/28202_2.png) [@jscher2000](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/jscher2000)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/addon-suggestion-a-plain-and-simple-url-copy-context-menu-addon/31373/4 "2018-09-05T15:50:59Z")

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> [@chromax](#):
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> The strange thing is, that this addon does it  
> [copy-shorturl](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/copy-shorturl/)  
> I search this, but without short-url function.

Hmm, yes, as I feared, this requests the “Access your data for all websites” (all hosts) permission.