Copy Link Button
ChekTek127 downloadsAdds a copy button next to markdown links and bare URLs so you can copy the URL with a single click.
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An Obsidian plugin that adds a small copy button next to links and images, so you can copy their target to your clipboard with a single click — much like the copy button next to code blocks.
Features
- Adds a copy button next to markdown links (
[text](https://…)), bare URLs (https://…), and wikilinks ([[Note|Alias]]). - Supports internal embeds (
![[image.png]]) and markdown images () with a floating copy button for rendered images. - Works in both editing / Live Preview and reading view.
- Clicking the button copies the URL, wikilink, or image target and briefly shows a checkmark.
- Buttons are always visible by default, with a setting to only show them while holding Ctrl, Cmd, Alt, or Shift.
- Styled with Obsidian theme variables, so it matches the external-link icon in light and dark themes.
Installation
From the community plugin store
Once approved: Settings → Community plugins → Browse, search for "Copy Link Button", install, and enable.
Manual
- Download
main.js,manifest.json, andstyles.cssfrom the latest release. - Copy them into your vault at
<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/copy-link-button/. - Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin under Settings → Community plugins.
Development
npm install --legacy-peer-deps # obsidian pins an exact CodeMirror peer dep
npm run dev # watch + rebuild main.js
Symlink (or copy) the repo into your vault's plugins folder to test live:
ln -s "$(pwd)" "<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/copy-link-button"
Building
npm run build # type-check + production build (main.js in repo root)
npm run package # production build collected into dist/ for distribution
Releasing
Pushing to main runs the release workflow. When the version in
manifest.json doesn't yet have a matching git tag, the workflow builds the
plugin and publishes a GitHub release (tagged with the bare version, e.g.
1.0.0) with main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css attached.
To cut a release: bump the version in manifest.json (and versions.json /
package.json), commit, and push to main.