You can assign a keyword shortcut directly to your Chrome search engines to format links

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Chrome Address Bar Shortcut: Copy Page as Markdown

Quickly copy any web page's title and URL as a formatted [Title](URL) Markdown link without using browser extensions.

Setup Instructions

1. Open Chrome settings by navigating to: chrome://settings/searchEngines
2. Scroll down to the Site search section and click Add.
3. Fill out the fields with the following details:
   • Search engine: Copy Markdown
   • Keyword: cm (or md)
   • URL with %s in place of query: Paste the exact code block below:

javascript:window.prompt("Press Ctrl+C to copy Markdown link", '[' + document.title + '](' + document.location.href + ')');void(0);

4. Click Save.

How to Use It

1. Navigate to any website you want to link.
2. Click into your Chrome address bar (or press Ctrl + L / Cmd + L).
3. Type cm and press Enter.
4. A pop-up window will appear with your pre-formatted Markdown link already highlighted.
5. Press Ctrl + C (or Cmd + C) to copy it, then click OK to close the window.