URL-sharer

Share Everything You Want To Share.

A browser extension to quickly share the current page URL on social networks, via email, copy to clipboard, or as a QR code — with a built-in recent shares history and customizable button visibility.

Features

• 15 sharing platforms — WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Telegram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Tumblr, Hacker News, Email and much more
• Copy the URL (with optional selected text) to clipboard
• QR Code overlay for the current page
• Recent tab — keeps the last 10 shared URLs in local storage (no server, no sync)
• Settings tab — toggle which sharing buttons are visible; preferences persist across sessions
• Full keyboard navigation and screen-reader support (ARIA roles, focus-visible outlines)

Install

Firefox

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/url-sharer/

Google Chrome

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/url-sharer/efbabpfmnagdngganefofhopnoddbmae?hl=en

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or later)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

Setup

git clone https://github.com/shivarajnaidu/URL-sharer.git
cd URL-sharer
npm install

npm install automatically runs the build step (postinstall), which bundles js/index.js and its modules into js/bundle.js via esbuild.

To rebuild manually at any time:

npm run build

Load the extension in your browser

Chrome / Edge / Brave:

1. Go to chrome://extensions (or edge://extensions, brave://extensions)
2. Enable Developer mode
3. Click Load unpacked
4. Select the URL-sharer project folder

Firefox:

1. Go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
2. Click Load Temporary Add-on
3. Select the manifest.json file in the project folder

After loading, click the extension icon in the toolbar to open the popup.

Project structure

manifest.json            # Extension manifest (v3)
index.html               # Popup UI (three tabs: Share, Recent, Settings)
background-script.js     # Background service worker
js/
  index.js               # Entry point — initializes tabs, sharing, recent, settings
  bundle.js              # Auto-generated esbuild bundle (gitignored)
  modules/
    buttons.js           # Central button registry & dynamic DOM renderer
    social.js            # Social sharing button URLs and click handlers
    copy.js              # Copy-to-clipboard logic
    qr.js                # QR code overlay
    selection.js         # Get selected text from active tab
    recent.js            # Recent shares storage (chrome.storage.local)
    recent-ui.js         # Recent tab rendering and clear button
    settings.js          # Button visibility storage (chrome.storage.local)
    settings-ui.js       # Settings tab rendering and toggle handlers
css/
  layout.css             # CSS variables, popup container, tab bar
  sharing.css            # Social button styles, brand colors, about section
  qr.css                 # QR code overlay styles
  recent.css             # Recent list styles
  settings.css           # Settings toggle list styles
icons/                   # Extension icons and SVG social icons

Publishing

Chrome Web Store

1. Ensure npm install has been run (so js/bundle.js exists)
2. Create a zip of the extension files:

   zip -r url-sharer.zip manifest.json index.html background-script.js js/bundle.js css/ icons/
   

3. Go to the Chrome Developer Dashboard
4. Upload url-sharer.zip
5. Fill in listing details and submit for review

Firefox Add-ons (AMO)

1. Ensure npm install has been run
2. Create a zip the same way as above
3. Go to Firefox Add-on Developer Hub
4. Submit the zip for review

Note: Bump the version in both manifest.json and package.json before publishing a new release.

Contributing

Any contributions are appreciated.

Sponsor

If you find this extension useful, consider supporting the project:

License

This Program is Licensed under GPL v3. Copyright (C) 2016 – present yuvaraj (aka shivaraj). See LICENSE for more information.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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