---
title: GitHub Settings Repo Copy
description: Copy repository owner/name text from GitHub confirmation dialogs with access limited to GitHub pages and no collection or storage of repository data.
---

This small extension makes the `owner/repo` text in GitHub repository-confirmation dialogs selectable and copyable. It runs on GitHub repository pages only and does not send or retain repository data.

## Use it

1. Open a GitHub repository page and start the settings action that shows a repository confirmation dialog.
2. Select or copy the `owner/repo` text from the dialog using the normal browser interaction.

The extension is intentionally limited to this workflow; it does not add a toolbar popup or collect repository information.

## Download the latest release

- [Chrome ZIP](https://browser-ext.mynameistito.com/install/github-settings-repo-copy/chrome)
- [Firefox ZIP](https://browser-ext.mynameistito.com/install/github-settings-repo-copy/firefox)
- [All GitHub Settings Repo Copy releases](https://github.com/mynameistito/browser-extensions/releases?q=github-settings-repo-copy)

The download links always redirect to the latest stable release for this extension.

## Install a local build

1. Clone the [source repository](https://github.com/mynameistito/browser-extensions) and run `bun install`.
2. Run `bun run prepare:wxt` from the repository root.
3. Run `bun run --filter github-settings-repo-copy build`.
4. Load `apps/github-settings-repo-copy/.output/chrome-mv3` from `chrome://extensions` with Developer mode enabled, or select `apps/github-settings-repo-copy/.output/firefox-mv3/manifest.json` through `about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox`.

## Permissions and privacy

The extension requests `clipboardWrite` and access to `https://github.com/*` for its copy action on repository pages. It does not send or store repository data. Firefox's manifest declares no data collection.

## Troubleshooting

- **No dialog behavior:** check that the current page is a GitHub repository page and that the confirmation dialog is open.
- **Install fails:** choose the browser-specific output directory and select its `manifest.json`.

See the [extension source](https://github.com/mynameistito/browser-extensions/tree/main/apps/github-settings-repo-copy).