/decaCopy

decaCopy is a chrome extension that stores ten copy history from your browser copies in on-the-go editable boxes. Allows you to drag and drop paste the copy boxes from the extension popup.

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DecaCopy

DecaCopy is a popup chrome extension that keeps track of your 10 recently copied text items in the browser in editable and draggable boxes. Doesn't lose the data on closing the tab/browser.

Key Features

  • Upto 10 browser copy history (text only)
  • Copied text (Upto 160 characters) can be editted on the go in the extension
  • The copied text can copied on the clipboard by simply clicking on the text box in the extension
  • User can simply drag the text boxes from the extension and drop it to paste the copied text content in the browser (See Demo)
  • The data is stored locally in the browser.

Installation (How to run locally?)

Download the zip file of the code, then follow the following instructions:

To load your extension in Chrome, open up chrome://extensions/ in your browser and click “Developer mode” in the top right. Now click “Load unpacked extension…” and select the extension’s directory. You should now see your extension in the list.

Watch the working demo here | Images

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Technologies and APIs

  • Chrome Storage API
  • Clipboard API
  • HTML Drag and Drop API
  • Vanilla JavaScript
  • CSS3
  • HTML5

Upcoming Features

  • An attempt to auto copy the edited text
  • UI Improvements using minimal animations