Copy Link to Pasteboard vs Octodoge GitHub Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Copy Link to Pasteboard
Streamline web link sharing by copying them to your clipboard in various formats like Markdown, rich text, or HTML. Customize templates and use selected text as link titles for seamless integration with your favorite apps and platforms.
- Copy links in Markdown, RTF, HTML, and more
- Customizable format templates
- Use selected text as link title
- Keyboard shortcuts for iPad
- Safari extension popup
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Tired of manually copying a page title, then the URL, then assembling [Title](URL) by hand? Safari on iPhone and iPad doesn't come with a good way to copy links as Markdown, rich text, or HTML — and that's exactly what CopyLinkToPasteboard fixes. One tap, and the link is on your clipboard in whatever format you need. CopyLinkToPasteboard is a native Safari extension for iPhone and iPad that copies the current tab's link to your clipboard in 7 built-in formats plus fully customizable templates. Whether you're pasting into Obsidian, Notion, Slack, GitHub, or an email, there's a format ready to go. ■ 7 Built-in Formats • Markdown — [Title](URL). For Obsidian, Notion, Bear, Logseq, GitHub issues, pull requests, README files, or any Markdown editor. • HyperLink (Rich Text / RTF) — A clickable rich text link for Apple Mail, Gmail, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Pages, Keynote, Word, or Google Docs. • HTML with charset — Properly encoded (a) anchor tag with charset declaration for WordPress or CMS platforms. • HTML as Text — The raw (a href) tag as plain text for code editors, HTML templates, or CMS source views. • Title and URL — Page title on line one, URL on line two. For emails, chats, Jira comments, or meeting notes. • Title only — Just the page title for spreadsheets, reference lists, or bookmarks. • URL only — The bare URL for terminal commands, configuration files, or plain sharing. ■ Custom Format Templates — Build Exactly What You Need Create your own output formats using ${title} and ${url} placeholder variables: • Slack: <${url}|${title}> • Jira / Confluence: [${title}|${url}] • LaTeX: \href{${url}}{${title}} • BBCode: [url=${url}]${title}[/url] • Tab-separated (for spreadsheets): ${title}\t${url} Define as many templates as you need. They appear in the extension popup alongside built-in formats. ■ Smart Link Text — Use Selected Text as the Link Title Select text on any web page before copying, and your selection automatically becomes the link title instead of the page title. Works with every format, including custom templates. ■ Keyboard Shortcuts on iPad Using an external keyboard with your iPad? Copy links instantly with dedicated keyboard shortcuts: • ⌃⇧C — Open the extension popup to choose any format • ⌃⇧M — Copy as Markdown instantly (the most popular shortcut) • ⌃⇧H — Copy as HyperLink (RTF) instantly • ⌃⇧U — Copy URL only instantly These shortcuts make link copying as fast and natural as ⌘C on your iPad. ■ How to Copy — Extension Popup in Safari's Address Bar Tap the extension icon in Safari's address bar to open a compact popup showing all available formats — built-in and custom — in one place. Choose a format and the link is copied instantly to your clipboard. Quick, simple, always accessible. ■ Where People Use It Developers, writers, students, and project managers use it daily with tools like GitHub, Obsidian, Notion, Slack, Jira, Confluence, WordPress, Google Docs, and Apple Notes. Custom templates match any team's link conventions. Copy once, paste perfectly — into emails, notes, documents, or chats. ■ Privacy First No data collection. No tracking. No analytics. No accounts. No network requests whatsoever. CopyLinkToPasteboard only reads the page title and URL at the moment you choose to copy. Nothing is stored on disk or transmitted to any server. Your browsing activity remains completely private. ■ Free Forever — No Ads, No In-App Purchases CopyLinkToPasteboard is completely free with no ads and no in-app purchases — now or ever. Built as a native Safari Web Extension with Swift for fast performance and minimal resource usage. Also available on Mac with the same great experience.
Octodoge GitHub Companion
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Octodoge GitHub Companion is a native iOS app for browsing GitHub on your iPhone — repos, profiles, commits, Issues, Pull Requests, Actions, and activity — without opening a browser. SEARCH & EXPLORE Find users and repositories, then browse branches, tags, forks, directories, and source files. Create a tag on a branch, tag, or commit. Read READMEs with rendered markdown, images, and embedded video. COMMITS & CODE View commit history, inspect changes, and read diffs in a layout built for mobile. ISSUES Open a repository’s Issues to browse open and closed issues, sort the list, search, and read an issue’s summary and comments. Close or reopen issues. PULL REQUESTS Open a repository’s Pull Requests to browse open and closed PRs, search, follow the discussion, inspect commits and file diffs, and see checks. Close or reopen a pull request, and delete or restore its branch. Mark a pull request as ready or as draft, and merge when GitHub reports it clean (merge, squash, or rebase, as the repository allows). ACTIONS Open a repository’s Actions to browse workflow runs, filter by workflow and status, then drill into jobs, steps, and logs. Re-run or cancel a run, and open prior attempts. STARRED Open Starred to browse every repository you’ve starred, then jump into code, Issues, Pull Requests, and Actions. YOUR PULL REQUESTS Open Pull Requests to browse every pull request you’ve opened, then jump into the conversation, files, commits, and checks. YOUR INBOX Open your inbox to browse your GitHub notifications, then jump into Issues, Pull Requests, and commits. STAY UP TO DATE Your News Feed shows recent GitHub activity from people and repositories you follow. Filter events to focus on what matters. YOUR PROFILE Sign in with GitHub to see your public and private repositories, follow or unfollow users, and star or unstar repos. Create a repository with a name, description, private or public visibility, and an optional README. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Octodoge uses GitHub OAuth. Your access token is stored in the iOS Keychain on your device. The app talks directly to the GitHub API — there is no Octodoge backend collecting your data. Octodoge is not affiliated with GitHub, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Copy Link to Pasteboard at 3 against Octodoge GitHub Companion's 1. Copy Link to Pasteboard also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Copy Link to Pasteboard | Octodoge GitHub Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SoyApps | Ilias Karim |
In-app purchases
Copy Link to Pasteboard
No in-app purchases
Octodoge GitHub Companion
No in-app purchases
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