Copy It All

About

Copy It All — Copy Anything, Capture Everything

Turn the web into your clipboard. Copy It All lets you grab clean text, tables, images, and full‑page screenshots in
one click. It’s fast, precise, privacy‑friendly, and plays beautifully with your favorite LLMs (ChatGPT, Grok, Google
AI Studio).

Why you’ll love it

- Effortless copying: Hover to highlight, click to copy — no messy selections.
- Pixel‑perfect screenshots: Capture the current view or auto‑scroll stitch full pages.
- LLM‑ready: Open your LLM with content ready to paste; text can auto‑paste (limited per day on free tiers).
- Organized history: Everything you copy appears in a tidy sidebar with thumbnails, CSV buttons, and re‑copy actions.
- Designer tools: Export a ZIP with page styles (CSV) + metadata for design audits and engineering handoff.
- Zero data collection: Processing is 100% local. Nothing is sent to external servers.

What you can copy

- Text blocks: Paragraphs, headings, list items, code/pre, blockquotes.
- Links: Copy link text or URL (toggle in Options).
- Tables: One click to copy as CSV; download CSV from the history card.
- Images/SVG/Canvas: Copy images directly; SVG and canvas are handled intelligently with fallbacks.
- Full pages: Scroll‑and‑stitch a long page into a single clean PNG (UI auto‑hides during capture).

How it works (Quick start)

- Install → Click the extension icon (or pin it).
- Choose your copy trigger (Popup → “Copy Trigger”):
    - Highlight to Copy: Drag to select text, release to copy.
    - Hold + Click: Hold your activation key (Alt/Ctrl/Shift — your choice in Options), then click.
- Hover + Click to copy. A small toast confirms success, and the item appears in history.
- Open the sidebar for history (hover/copy items show up with previews and actions).

1) Capture & Export

- Current View: One‑click PNG of the visible area; copied to clipboard and saved.
- Full Page: Auto‑scroll stitch with smart fallbacks for very long pages.
- Region Snip: Drag a rectangle to capture exactly what you need (great for charts).
- Style Export (CSV ZIP): Creates a ZIP containing:
    - page-styles.csv — computed fonts, colors, spacing, layout, and geometry for text‑bearing elements
    - page-metadata.csv — URL, title, viewport size, page size, timestamp, element count
    - Ideal for design audits, QA, and reproducing UI in code.

2) LLM integration

- Providers: ChatGPT, Grok, Google AI Studio (Gemini).
- Open button in the popup launches your chosen provider.
- Text can auto‑paste (free tiers may limit to 10/day); images focus the input and prompt you to press Ctrl+V where
sites block programmatic attachment.

3) Sidebar & history

- Every copy or capture appears in a clean timeline with:
    - Thumbnails for images
    - “Copy” / “Open & Paste” (text), “Open” (image)
    - “Download CSV” (table) and “Download” (ZIP style export)
    - Remove item, or keep everything (Pro plans lift free tier limits)
- Use the site toggle in the popup to enable/disable on the current site instantly.

Keyboard shortcuts

- Toggle picker: Alt+Shift+P
- Capture current view: Alt+Shift+V
- Full page capture: Alt+Shift+S
- Style export (ZIP): Alt+Shift+E
- Tip: You can change the activation key (Alt/Ctrl/Shift) for “Hold + Click” in Options.

Options you can customize

- Activation key: Alt, Ctrl, or Shift
- Copy trigger: Highlight to Copy or Hold + Click
- Always‑On picker: Keep hover highlighting active without holding a key
- Citations: Append page title + URL to copied text
- Link behavior: Copy link text, URL, or let links behave normally
- Site rules: Allow all, Allowlist, or Denylist, with a per‑site toggle in the popup

Privacy & security

- 100% local processing. We do not collect, transmit, or sell your data.
- Clipboard writes and downloads occur only after explicit user actions.
- Host permissions are required so the extension can operate on pages you visit — nothing is sent off-device.

Troubleshooting & reset

- Nothing copies?
    - Refresh the page; ensure the extension is enabled in the popup.
    - Try “Highlight to Copy” first; some pages block programmatic selection until user input.
    - Check activation key (Options) and hold the correct key if you chose “Hold + Click.”
    - Verify the site is allowed (Popup → Current Site → Enabled).
- Sidebar doesn’t show?
    - If a payment/modal popup is on screen, the sidebar hides automatically; close the modal to restore it.
- Full page capture misses content?
    - Some pages have heavy lazy‑loading; try a second time or scroll a bit and retry.
- Auto‑paste didn’t happen?
    - Some LLMs block programmatic paste; the input is focused and a note reminds you to press Ctrl+V.
- Reset everything:
    - Options → “Reset to Defaults.”
    - Reinstall if necessary: remove from chrome://extensions, then add again.

Compatibility

- Chromium‑based browsers: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera
- Works in normal windows; incognito requires enabling “Allow in incognito” in chrome://extensions
- Keyboard layouts may map Alt/Ctrl/Shift differently; switch activation key in Options if needed.

Permissions (what they’re for)

- storage: save your settings/history metadata locally
- activeTab, tabs: capture screenshots and message the active page
- scripting: inject the hover picker and extraction scripts
- downloads: save captures and style exports (ZIP/CSV)
- offscreen: stitch screenshots and assemble ZIPs off‑screen without disrupting the page
- contextMenus: quick right‑click actions for capture and LLM
- host_permissions: allow Copy It All to operate on sites you choose

Copy smarter. Capture cleaner. Export faster. Try Copy It All today.