/BROWSER EXTENSION + LOCAL HELPER · WINDOWS

ALT.
CLICK.
IT'S ON YOUR BOARD.

A browser extension and a small Windows helper that copy any image straight into your open PureRef canvas. No uploads, no cloud, and nothing ever touches your .pur file.

100% LOCAL · 127.0.0.1:5173 · NOTHING LEAVES YOUR MACHINE
⌥ ALT + CLICK
Clip the image you're hovering, right now.
RIGHT CLICK → "Send to PureRef"
Works on any image, on any page.
ALT + SHIFT + S
Toggle select mode: mark several images, send them together.
"Grab all images on this page"
For a single board view, not infinite-scroll feeds.
HOVER → CLICK THE ⚡ ICON
Optional per-image button. Off by default, one toggle in the popup.
/FEATURES

Built around one rule: never touch the file.

Everything here works by pasting into PureRef the same way your keyboard would, which is also why it doesn't care which PureRef version you're running.

01

Lands where you're looking

Copies the image to your clipboard and pastes it into whichever PureRef window has focus, instantly.

02

Never touches your .pur file

We only use copy-paste, the same thing your keyboard does. Your board can't be corrupted by a format we don't control.

03

Full resolution, not thumbnails

Pinterest, Tumblr, and X/Twitter thumbnails are resolved back to their original source before they're copied.

04

Batch-grab a whole board

Collects every image visible on the current page in one pass, built for single-view boards, not infinite scroll.

/HOW IT WORKS

Four steps, once.

01

Install the extension

From the Chrome Web Store: one click, no configuration.

02

Download the helper

A small Windows tray app. No install wizard: it just runs.

03

Open PureRef

The helper pastes into whichever PureRef window currently has focus.

04

Alt+Click, right-click, or select several with Alt+Shift+S

On any image, on any page.

Get the helper running in under a minute.

Download for Windows
/VERIFY YOUR DOWNLOAD

Make sure you got the real thing.

Every release ships with a SHA-256 checksum, a fingerprint of the exact file. If a download doesn't match, don't run it.

PureDropHelper.exe v1.1.0 · SHA-256
8171473ddc0cbdab14959db1c516b697b7e07c98715b9b2fbd1ff78e2ec8c19b

To check: open PowerShell where you downloaded it and run Get-FileHash PureDropHelper.exe -Algorithm SHA256, then compare the result against the hash above. No PowerShell? Windows' built-in certutil -hashfile PureDropHelper.exe SHA256 does the same thing. You can also download the .sha256 file directly, or see all releases on GitHub.

/FAQ

Questions worth answering upfront.

Does this ever modify my .pur file?+
No. The helper only copies images to your clipboard and simulates a paste into PureRef, the same thing you'd do by hand. It never opens or rewrites your board file.
Do I need PureRef open for this to work?+
Yes, for the paste to land somewhere. If PureRef isn't running, the extension will tell you instead of failing silently.
Does it matter which version of PureRef I'm running?+
No. We never read or write the .pur format itself, so version differences don't affect us at all.
Is anything uploaded anywhere?+
No. The extension talks to the helper on your own machine at 127.0.0.1:5173. Nothing leaves your computer.
Mac or Linux support?+
Not yet. The helper is Windows-only for now.
/MACOS

Want this on macOS too?

The helper relies on Windows-specific APIs for the clipboard and window focus, so a real macOS port means writing that half from scratch, not just recompiling. If that's something you'd help fund, there will be a way to chip in here.