Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick access to copy and paste functions using keyboard shortcuts.

Default Shortcuts

Umbrella comes with two keyboard shortcuts for quick access:

Copy URLs

  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Shift+U
  • Mac: Cmd+Shift+U

Copies URLs from all open tabs in your current window to the clipboard.

Paste URLs

  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Shift+Y
  • Mac: Cmd+Shift+Y

Opens URLs from your clipboard in new tabs.

How Shortcuts Work

When you press a keyboard shortcut:

  1. The extension accesses the active page's clipboard
  2. For copy: URLs are formatted according to your default format setting
  3. For paste: URLs are extracted from clipboard content (supports multiple formats)
  4. Visual feedback is shown via the extension badge (✓ for success)

Badge Indicators

After using a shortcut, you'll see a badge on the extension icon:

  • ✓ (checkmark): Operation successful
  • ! (exclamation): Warning or partial success
  • ∅ (empty set): No URLs found
  • ⏳ (hourglass): Processing

Badges automatically clear after a few seconds.

Customizing Shortcuts

To change keyboard shortcuts:

  1. Go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts
  2. Find "Umbrella - Copy All URLs"
  3. Click the edit icon next to each command
  4. Press your desired key combination
  5. Click "OK" to save

Note: Some key combinations may be reserved by Chrome or your operating system.

Supported URL Formats for Pasting

When pasting URLs, Umbrella automatically detects and extracts URLs from:

  • Plain text (one URL per line)
  • Markdown links: [title](url)
  • HTML links: <a href="url">title</a>
  • Quoted URLs: "url" or 'url'
  • URL-encoded characters (automatically decoded)

Tips

  • Use shortcuts when you need to quickly save your current tabs
  • Combine with auto-copy disabled for more control over when URLs are copied
  • Shortcuts work even when the popup is not open
  • URLs are always copied in your default format setting