I built this lightweight Chromium extension in a few minutes to solve a small, stubborn drag: copying the same text over and over. It stores reusable snippets and copies them with one click, keeping repeat workflows fast without heavy formatting or cloud sync. The result is intentionally minimal, fully local, and one less excuse to context-switch during the day.
Toggle lock keeps Copy Shortcuts visible across browser tabs, so reusable text stays within reach while the shortcuts themselves remain stored locally.
This project solves a narrow but frequent problem: repeated text insertion. Instead of digging through docs, notes, or old messages, I keep reusable snippets in one popup and copy them instantly. Keeping it local and dependency-light was the core decision: the extension opens quickly and has fewer ways to get in its own way.
Chromium Extension (Manifest V3), HTML, CSS, vanilla JavaScript, Chrome Extension APIs (`chrome.storage.local`), Clipboard API with fallback copy support, shell-based packaging script.
There is no backend, account model, synchronization layer, or telemetry pipeline. The extension stays focused on local snippet storage, one-click copy, delete, and the small interactions that make a repeated task feel lighter.
Create as many phrases as you need; every saved shortcut remains on your device in Chrome cache.
I kept the architecture deliberately small and explicit so every behavior is easy to reason about and maintain.
Permission scope and release packaging were first-class engineering concerns, not afterthoughts.
