WebInfoKeeper

WebInfoKeeper is a lightweight browser extension to help store and keep track of text across browser session with minimal friction.

Features

• Quick text storage: Select text and press Alt+C (or your configured keyboard shortcut) to save it with a custom label.
• Easy retrieval: Quickly access stored with Alt+G by inputting your label (with autofill!) onto your clipboard.
• Cross browser: Available on Firefox, Chrome, and Edge.
• GUI for managing snippets: Access the extension popup (Alt+O) to access your key value pairs!

Demo:

1. Loading a value in is easy.

2. When you type in your key, you get your keys suggested to you.

4. You can also modify your keys in the graphical user interface:

Installation

Through a web store

To install onto your browser, you can download for Firefox at WebInfoKeeper, and also on Chrome and Edge.

Building Locally

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/chiWilliams/webInfoKeeper.git
cd webInfoKeeper

Choose your browser:

Firefox

• Install web-ext:

npm install --global web-ext

• Run in development mode:

web-ext run

• Or load temporarily through about:debugging.

Chrome/Edge

• Rename manifestChrome.json to manifest.json
• Load unpacked extension:
  • Chrome: Visit chrome://extensions/, enable Developer mode, click "Load unpacked"
  • Edge: Visit edge://extensions/, enable Developer mode, click "Load unpacked"

Privacy

WebInfoKeeper stores all data locally in your browser. No data is sent to external servers, and no tracking or analytics are implemented.

Acknowledgements

This project was done at the Recurse Center. Thank you to everyone there!