AutoCopy for Windows

By Michael Lidman
Free
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Key Details of AutoCopy

Copy selected text in Firefox to the clipboard.
Last updated on February 29, 2024
There have been 9 updates
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Virus scan status:
Clean (it's extremely likely that this software program is clean)

The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.

Editors' Review

Download.com staffFebruary 29, 2024

This one-hit wonder of a Firefox extensions nevertheless provides a useful feature for those who do a lot of cutting and pasting from Web pages into text fields or documents. AutoCopy copies any text you highlight to the clipboard--it's that simple.

It does do a bit more than that, though. The extension's Options menu lets users configure highlight behavior, post-copy pasting behavior, keyboard shortcuts, toggling a Status Bar button, and a menu that pops up after copying. From that pop-up menu, you can automatically paste the selected text into the location bar, the search bar, a new tab, access previous clipboards, or undo the copy.

AutoCopy's only flaw is that it occasionally conflicts with other extensions, but overall it's a simple, effective, must-have tool for those who copy text from a Web site to anywhere else on their computer and wants to speed up those tedious copy-and-paste tasks.

AutoCopy for Windows

By Michael Lidman
Free
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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: January 17, 2013

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 1.0.8

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows Vista
Windows 2000
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows XP

Additional Requirements: Firefox 1.0 and later, Thunderbird 1.0 and later

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 11,362

Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

3.1/5

15 User Votes

a great step saver, but limited
micah4mJanuary 16, 2011
Pros
saves me from repetitive motions
Cons
it doesn't work with highlight information in Thunderbird email, another mozilla program, which is unfortunate
Summary
very useful, but not quite there
Brilliant and simple, makes Firefox near-perfect
salmonberryOctober 31, 2010
Pros
Simple & constantly used
Cons
There's nothing I don't like
Summary
works, that's what i wanted. easier than copy/paste
harveylasJanuary 10, 2010
Pros
does what it says and makes the task much easier and smoother
Cons
none yet that I can think of.
Summary
i was having trouble with my ctrl key and this solved the problem without getting a new key board. hey, you do what you have to do.
Good product
enelram126July 19, 2009
Pros
Saves a step.
Cons
Forget to use it!!!!
Summary
It has not made a great difference to me whether I have it or not.
See the next part
Budgie BaronJuly 15, 2009
Pros
I cannot open this PROGRAM, can you help. This is the second request.
Cons
I cannot open this PROGRAM, can you help. This is the second request.
Summary
Good Program
arunaspJuly 11, 2009
Pros
Okay but take time to learn and use it.
Cons
Nothing......
Summary
Useful program.
a convenience with some learning required
srparmettJuly 11, 2009
Pros
A quick method for putting stuff on the clipboard.
Cons
I t is not intuitive.
Summary
Good, but takes some getting used to
Patrick8x8July 6, 2009
Pros
A great time saver
Cons
Hard to break old cut and paste habits
Summary
If you copy before pasting this program isn't for you..
tg4fsiJuly 6, 2009
Pros
The auto-copy feature is really great
Cons
If you need to paste into an online form/app and overwrite text you'll lose what's in the clipboard.
Summary
I use a lot of online apps and forms and paste a lot from offline apps or other online apps. The main problem I had with this program is I usually highlight some text I want to copy, then go to another online form/app, highlight what I need to paste over...well, that workflow no longer works because as soon as you highlight what needs to be replaced you lose what you just copied from the other app. In order to use this app I'd have to do things differently and always copy as the last step before pasting which is not as intuitive. There may have been a way to configure around this problem but I couldn't find it. If you don't copy and replace highlighted text that often then this is a cool program. But being a SEO I'm always highlighting and copying and I couldn't take the time to rework my brain to do it so I no longer lose my copied text. I will look at this in a few versions though and see if they have anything to help with this.
Very useful!
simonmcsJuly 6, 2009
Pros
Convenient
Cons
Doesn't work with FireFox 3.5 yet
Summary

Developer's Description

By Michael Lidman

Copy selected text in Firefox to the clipboard.

Select text in Firefox and it's automatically copied to the clipboard. Also pastes on middle click. Its like Linux or mIRC.