Arclet Copier
Smart URL copying with templates, batch tools & QR codes.
Hey everyone, I'm rokcso.
I was a huge fan of the Arc browser, mostly for its simple cmd+shift+C shortcut to copy a URL. When I switched back to Chrome, I was shocked that this feature didn't exist. My muscle memory was broken, and I was constantly opening the Dev Tools just to copy a link.
I tried other extensions, but they were all clunky and unreliable. So, I decided to build my own.
The biggest challenge was making it work everywhere. Most extensions fail on certain pages. I solved this using a modern Chrome API that runs the clipboard operations in a secure background environment, making it almost perfectly reliable.
From that solid foundation, I added features like custom copy templates, smart URL cleaning to remove tracking junk, and batch processing.
The result is Arclet Copier. It started as a personal hack to solve my own daily frustration and has now grown into a polished product. It’s a simple tool, but it’s one that makes my day a little bit better, thousands of times.
It’s now available for free on the Chrome Web Store.
Check it out here: Arclet Copier
What's a small annoyance you've solved for yourself? Would love to hear your stories.
4 Comments
I tried similiar thing to reduce my work load there's some Ai app — FaceSeek — and I’m really impressed! It’s super smooth and solves a small but really annoying everyday problem perfectly.
As an Arc user I really get that frustration on chrome! Great job for solving it like that.
I'm wondering why did you go back to Chrome in the first place?
Great question! While I loved Arc's innovative approach, I had to switch back for two main reasons:
Performance - Chrome just felt more responsive and stable with my heavy browsing workload. Arc sometimes struggled with memory management when I had many tabs open.
Data sync - Chrome's seamless sync across all my devices (work laptop, personal computer, phone) was crucial for my workflow. I needed my bookmarks, history, and settings to be perfectly in sync everywhere.
Arc is still an amazing browser with brilliant UX ideas - that's why I was so attached to features like cmd+shift+C! But sometimes you need the reliability of the established option. Building Arclet Copier was my way of bringing Arc's best features to Chrome's solid foundation.
Totally get you, I noticed performance issues are happening on Arc as well.