Went through some old shortcuts I found in Google like Ctrl+F7 or F10 but these didn't work... Ctrl+C while on the link with the mouse also didn't work.
Any shortcut works for you in Win 10?
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You can simply drag and drop the link to almost anywhere you want like MS Word, Notepad++ or the address bar. No need to copy it first then switch to the target application and paste
See screenshot for an easier understanding
It also works for any selected text, including texts on the address bar or in a textbox
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If it's the desktop your looking to copy to, I just drag the icon before the url to the lower right corner of screen, and when everything minimalizes, drag it to the desktop.
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Try Shift+F10
or maybe Win+C will work... read here https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Keyboard+shortcuts
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You can use the Copy Link Address Chrome extension for that job. You should check Allow access to file URLs in the settings then restart the browser
Then use this AutoHotkey script to do the rest.
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The Copy Link Address extension mentioned in another answer has not been updated in a while and was causing problems with some web pages (e.g., DuckDuckGo) on my machine.
So I replaced it with a very simple macro that does the following:
- Performs a right-click at the current mouse cursor location
- Types the keystroke "A"
Since I'm a Mac user, I used Keyboard Maestro to implement this macro, but you should be able to create it with pretty much any other scripting software (e.g., AutoHotkey on Windows), too. I did verify that "Right-Click->A" also works in Firefox on Windows to invoke Copy Link Location.
You can also adapt this macro very easily for other browsers, like Vivaldi, which is my main browser. For Vivaldi, I basically use the same macro, except after the right-click it types "Cop" and then hits Return.
After struggling with the Copy Link Address extension for some time, I finally realized that this is a problem that is trivially easy to fix with automation. Hopefully, this post will help others to come to this realization sooner than I did.
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If the link is in focus then you can simply press ≣ Menu+L with menu key being the key on the right to activate the context menu. Alternatively Shift+F10 also activates the context menu, then L will select Copy Link
If you prefer to use both mouse and keyboard like this top-voted solution then in Firefox just use Right-click+L
Notice the underline below L in Copy Link. If it's different in some other languages or in another Firefox version then just replace L with the corresponding character in your case
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It looks like different people have different interpretations of this question. In my case, I wanted to use the "Copy Link" function in Firefox (normally accessed by right-click on the link then click on "Copy Link") but do it using only the keyboard.
Solution on Firefox 92: ', (type some text to find the link), Esc, Shift+F10, L
Explanations of Firefox keyboard shortcuts used:
' (apostrophe) - quick search for links only
Esc - close the quick find bar (which leaves the link selected)
Shift+F10 - toggle context menu (like right-click)
L - the key for "Copy Link" within the context menu
Similar solution on Chrome 92: Ctrl+F, (type some text to find the link), Esc, Shift+F10, E
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