EzyCopy

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EzyCopy

Extract web content as clean markdown. Available as a CLI tool and Chrome extension.

Features

• Smart extraction — Uses Mozilla Readability to pull article content
• Clean markdown — Outputs GitHub Flavored Markdown with preserved structure
• Images included — Keeps inline image links by default
• Authenticated access — Uses your Chrome profile for logged-in content (Twitter, paywalled sites)
• Clipboard ready — Automatically copies output to clipboard

Installation

Quick Install (Recommended)

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gupsammy/EzyCopy/main/install.sh | sh

Download Binary

Download the latest release for your platform:

Latest Release

Available for macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon), Linux, and Windows.

With Go

Requires Go 1.21+

go install github.com/gupsammy/EzyCopy@latest

From Source

git clone https://github.com/gupsammy/EzyCopy.git
cd EzyCopy
go build -o ezycopy .

Usage

# Extract article and copy to clipboard
ezycopy https://example.com/article

# Use Chrome for JS-heavy sites (Twitter, SPAs)
ezycopy --browser https://x.com/user/status/123

# Save to file (auto-generates filename from title)
ezycopy https://example.com/article -o ~/Downloads/

# Save to specific file
ezycopy https://example.com/article -o article.md

# Strip images from output
ezycopy https://example.com/article --no-images

# Longer timeout for slow pages
ezycopy https://example.com/article -t 60s

Options

Flag	Short	Default	Description
--browser	—	false	Use Chrome (for JS-heavy or authenticated sites)
--output	-o	—	Output file or directory
--no-images	—	false	Remove image links from markdown
--timeout	-t	30s	Page load timeout
--help	-h	—	Show help
--version	—	—	Show version

How It Works

By default, ezycopy uses fast HTTP fetching — no browser overhead, instant results. This works great for most articles and blogs.

For JS-heavy sites (Twitter/X, SPAs) or authenticated content, use --browser to render pages in headless Chrome:

• JavaScript renders correctly before extraction
• Your existing Chrome sessions provide authentication
• Dynamic content loads before extraction

On first --browser run, it will use your installed Chrome. If Chrome isn't available, it downloads a compatible Chromium automatically.

Requirements

• macOS, Linux, or Windows
• Google Chrome (only needed for --browser mode)

Chrome Extension

The Chrome extension provides the same extraction capabilities directly in your browser. See extensions/ezycopy/ for installation instructions.

Repository Structure

EzyCopy/
├── main.go              # CLI entry point
├── extractor/           # Content extraction logic
├── output/              # Output handling (clipboard, file)
├── extensions/ezycopy/  # Chrome extension
├── skills/ezycopy/      # Claude Code skill
└── ...

Uninstall

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gupsammy/EzyCopy/main/uninstall.sh | sh

License

MIT