The introduction describes cpdown, a free Chrome extension that allows users to easily copy clean Markdown from webpages or YouTube subtitles, featuring intelligent content extraction, token counting for LLM prompts, and customizable options.
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2025-06-07
- Chrome Extension
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Intelligent Content Extraction – cpdown uses Mozilla's Readability or Defuddle to effectively strip away ads and irrelevant content, focusing only on the main article, improving user experience.
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Clean Markdown Conversion – The extracted content is neatly converted into Markdown format using the Turndown library, making it easy to use in notes or LLM contexts.
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Token Count for LLMs – It includes a built-in token counter, which is especially useful for users working with language models like ChatGPT, ensuring that they stay within token limits.
Improvement 1
Limited Platform Support – Currently, cpdown is only available as a Chrome extension, limiting accessibility for users on other browsers.
Improvement 2
Enhanced Customization Options – While the extension offers basic customization, more control over the formatting of copied content (such as font size, style, etc.) could benefit advanced users.
Improvement 3
Improved User Interface – While functional, the user interface could benefit from a more polished design for easier navigation and a smoother user experience.
Product Functionality
Consider expanding platform support to include other browsers like Firefox and Edge, or offering a web-based version for more flexibility.
UI & UX
Improve the design of the extension’s interface for smoother navigation, possibly with a more modern and user-friendly layout.
SEO or Marketing
Increase visibility through SEO strategies, such as creating content about the app’s benefits for various use cases (like content extraction for research or LLM applications).
MultiLanguage Support
Adding multi-language support could help reach a wider audience, especially for non-English-speaking users interested in using the tool for YouTube subtitles and other content.
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What browsers does cpdown support?
Currently, cpdown is only available as a Chrome extension, but support for other browsers may be added in the future.
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Can I customize how the copied content is formatted?
cpdown offers basic customization such as choosing the content extractor, but more advanced customization options for formatting are limited at the moment.
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What is the token count feature used for?
The token count feature is useful for checking the number of tokens in the copied content, ensuring that users stay within the limits when pasting the content into language models like ChatGPT or Claude.