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TabCopy placeholder variables

TabCopy placeholder variables are special text codes used within the Chrome extension TabCopy to dynamically generate formatted strings from browser tab data^[200-ob-plugin-tabcopy.md].

Usage Modes

TabCopy offers two primary modes for copying tab information: Simple Mode and Fancy Mode^[200-ob-plugin-tabcopy.md]. In Simple Mode, users can select Markdown as the output format. Fancy Mode allows for more advanced configuration, permitting users to set up to three different formats, including a "Custom" option where placeholder variables are defined^[200-ob-plugin-tabcopy.md].

Supported Placeholders

When defining a custom format in Fancy Mode, the following variables can be inserted into the template string to represent specific data points from the tab^[200-ob-plugin-tabcopy.md]:

  • [title]: Extracts and inserts the webpage title^[200-ob-plugin-tabcopy.md].
  • [url]: Extracts and inserts the webpage URL^[200-ob-plugin-tabcopy.md].
  • [link]: Generates a Markdown-formatted link, typically combining the title and URL^[200-ob-plugin-tabcopy.md].

Sources

  • 200-ob-plugin-tabcopy.md