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Insert, Don't Paste

by y.kisaburo · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

View and insert the text in the clipboard into the active tab's focused input area.

Users
151
+7 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#72K
#60K among extensions
Version
1.0
updated 3 Aug 2024

Users

monthly, 2 years
078156Aug 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 151 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
001Aug 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Insert, Don't Paste

Many web applications provide text input features, but their text editing capabilities are often minimal compared to standard text editors. The web application I am currently using for work, which involves training LLM generative AIs, also has limited editing capabilities and is difficult to use. Additionally, it lacks a dark mode, causing eye strain. Furthermore, likely due to concerns about users pasting raw output from chatbots that may contain hallucinations and logical inconsistencies, this web application penalizes pasting altogether. As a result, work takes unnecessarily longer, benefiting no one—not the clients, the administrators, or the workers. It's a completely counterproductive approach. I have reported this issue, but have received no responses for weeks. Therefore, to escape this frustrating situation, at least for myself, I decided to create a Chrome extension that uses DOM manipulation to 'insert' clipboard contents into input fields, instead of pasting. This method is similar to what Grammarly does, so it should not be penalized by the input tool.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+2+1.3%00.00
30 days+7+4.9%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year+39+34.8%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Insert, Don't Paste appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
insert#5−2
paste#62−30

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.03 Aug 2024

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
3 Aug 2024
Size
677 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
starship.jp
Extension ID
ikppfnhohpgempnmplhllgiflfbmgdjf

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2
Permissions
clipboardReadactiveTabscripting

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