Select Links From Different Parts of a Page
New in Link Grabber Chrome extension: hold Ctrl and drag another selection box, and the links you already selected stay selected.
Pick exactly the links you want, wherever they are on the page, then copy or export them in one go.
Pick exactly the links you want, wherever they are on the page, then copy or export them in one go.
The links you want are rarely next to each other
First group of links selected with Ctrl + drag
A selection box grabs everything inside one rectangle. That works for a list or a grid. It does not work when you want 6 videos out of 60 on a channel page and they are spread over three screens.
Until now you had two options:
- Select the whole area and remove the extra links one by one.
- Select one group, copy it, select the next group, copy it, and merge the lists yourself.
Now there is a third one: keep adding groups to the same selection.
Until now you had two options:
- Select the whole area and remove the extra links one by one.
- Select one group, copy it, select the next group, copy it, and merge the lists yourself.
Now there is a third one: keep adding groups to the same selection.
How it works
First group of links selected with Ctrl + drag
Step 1. Select the first group.
Hold Ctrl and drag a box around some links, as you do now. They get frames, and the counter and the action menu appear next to the selection.
Hold Ctrl and drag a box around some links, as you do now. They get frames, and the counter and the action menu appear next to the selection.
Second group added, first group is still selected
Step 2. Add another group.
Do not click anything. Hold Ctrl and drag a box around the next links, even if they are far from the first group. The first frames stay in place, the new ones are added, and the menu moves to the latest group.
The counter shows the total: first group plus second group.
Do not click anything. Hold Ctrl and drag a box around the next links, even if they are far from the first group. The first frames stay in place, the new ones are added, and the menu moves to the latest group.
The counter shows the total: first group plus second group.
Three groups selected, one menu, counter shows 6
Step 3. Repeat, then run one action.
Add as many groups as you need. Scroll down, wait for more items to load, keep selecting.
When you are done, pick an action from the menu: Open, Copy, Bookmarks, Export or Review. It runs on all selected links at once, in the order you selected them.
Add as many groups as you need. Scroll down, wait for more items to load, keep selecting.
When you are done, pick an action from the menu: Open, Copy, Bookmarks, Export or Review. It runs on all selected links at once, in the order you selected them.
Where this saves time
Research and summaries. Pick the 8 videos you care about from a channel page and paste the copied URLs into NotebookLM as sources, without opening each video.
Course and training material. Collect lessons from different parts of a playlist or profile and export them as a list for your students.
Search results and listings. Take the relevant results from a long page and skip the ads and unrelated items between them.
Long pages that load as you scroll. Select a group, scroll, let the next batch load, select again. Earlier groups stay selected.
Course and training material. Collect lessons from different parts of a playlist or profile and export them as a list for your students.
Search results and listings. Take the relevant results from a long page and skip the ads and unrelated items between them.
Long pages that load as you scroll. Select a group, scroll, let the next batch load, select again. Earlier groups stay selected.
What changes if you already use Link Grabber
Nothing to turn on. Update the extension and use Ctrl + left mouse button as before.
Step 1: Update Link Grabber (open chrome://extensions/ and click Update at the top of the page).
Step 2: Select a group of links as usual.
Step 3: Hold Ctrl and drag again to add another group.
The difference: a second Ctrl + drag used to replace the first selection. Now it adds to it.
How to clear the selection
- Press Esc.
- Click on an empty spot of the page.
- Run any action from the menu.
Good to know
- Find All still replaces the selection with all links on the page.
- With Block Repeat Links on, the same URL is counted once even if it is in two groups.
- Clicking anywhere on the page clears the selection. If the page has a Load more button, click it first, then start selecting.
Step 1: Update Link Grabber (open chrome://extensions/ and click Update at the top of the page).
Step 2: Select a group of links as usual.
Step 3: Hold Ctrl and drag again to add another group.
The difference: a second Ctrl + drag used to replace the first selection. Now it adds to it.
How to clear the selection
- Press Esc.
- Click on an empty spot of the page.
- Run any action from the menu.
Good to know
- Find All still replaces the selection with all links on the page.
- With Block Repeat Links on, the same URL is counted once even if it is in two groups.
- Clicking anywhere on the page clears the selection. If the page has a Load more button, click it first, then start selecting.
FAQ
- Katie:Do I need to change any setting?Support:No. Update the extension and keep using Ctrl + left mouse button. The only difference is that a second Ctrl + drag now adds to the selection instead of replacing it.
- Katie:How do I start a new selection instead of adding?Support:Press Esc, click on an empty spot of the page, or run any action from the menu. After that the next Ctrl + drag starts from zero.
- Katie:Does Find All add to my current selection?Support:No. Find All replaces the selection with all links found on the page.
- Katie:Does it work on pages that load more links while I scroll?Support:Yes. Select a group, scroll, let the next batch load, and drag over the new links. If the page uses a Load more button, click it before you start selecting, because any click on the page clears the selection.
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