Apr 7, 2025
Streamline Org-Mode Capture: Disable Browser Prompts for Org-Protocol
I use emacs org-mode to capture links from the browser for later reading, or for archiving. For this purpose, I use a simple bookmarklet to capture the link, title and any selected text, and then use an org-capture template to store the information. However, when i click on the bookmarklet, most browsers throw a pop-up asking for permission to open org-protocol:// links. This security check, while well-intentioned, adds friction every time I try to capture a link. Here’s how we can disable this confirmation prompt on Chromium based browsers.