Disable Chrome’s “Image Copied” and “Link Copied” Notifications on Windows

With each update, Google Chrome is becoming increasingly resource-heavy, and there’s a new feature that many users find bothersome: Toast Actions UI. If you want to eliminate notifications such as “Link copied,””Image Copied,””Link Copied to highlight,”and “Page added to reading list”in Chrome, just open a new tab, type in Chrome://flags, search for Top Chrome Toasts, and change the setting to Disabled.

So what’s the issue? In version 130 of Chrome, whenever you copy a link or text, a small notification appears stating “Link copied.” This behavior applies to various actions, including notifications like “Image Copied.”

Google has enabled these notifications for several actions:

• Copying a link prompts a “Link Copied” message.
• If you highlight text, right-click, and choose Copy link to highlight, a similar “Link Copied” notification appears.
  
• Right-clicking to copy an image results in an “Image Copied” alert.
  
• Adding a tab to the reading list via right-clicking generates a “Page added to reading list” notice.

Whether you refer to them as pop-ups, alerts, or toasts, they can be quite irritating.

While Google has not extensively documented this “feature,” documents reviewed by Windows Latest suggest the company sees value in these notifications to clarify user actions.

According to Google, the purpose of this feature is to confirm your actions, ensuring you know whether a link has indeed been copied.

Insights from Windows Latest indicate that the Toast UI concept was part of a broader initiative aimed at standardizing these notifications across sites, reducing the need for developers to create their custom versions. Unfortunately, that vision hasn’t fully materialized.

Nonetheless, Google intends to continue using the toast UI for its built-in Chrome features.

The effectiveness of Google’s reasoning can be debated, but one major frustration users face is that these “Link copied” and “Image Copied” notifications linger on the screen for a whole 10 seconds, and there have even been experiments with longer durations.

Is it necessary for notifications like “Link Copied” to hover for 10 seconds? Clearly, that is excessive.

How to Disable Toast Notifications for Copied Links, Images, and More in Chrome

If you want to disable these toast notifications for “Link copied,” “Image Copied,” and similar alerts, follow these instructions in Google Chrome:

1. Open Chrome and enter chrome://flags/#top-chrome-toasts
2. A highlighted setting labeled “Top Chrome Toasts” will appear.
   
3. Beside this option, you’ll find a drop-down menu offering various choices.
   
4. Select your desired option
   • Disabled: Opt for this to completely deactivate the “Link copied” pop-up.
   • Enabled: Select this if you want the toast feature to be active.
   • Enabled with 8s, 10s, or 12s: These options allow you to keep the toast feature but customize how long it remains onscreen—options are 8, 10, or 12 seconds.
5. Restart Chrome.

Future Plans for “Text copied” Notification in Chrome

A recent commit in Chromium identified by Windows Latest revealed that Google is set to introduce a notification for when text is copied to the clipboard. This commit confirms that toast notifications will appear when the “copy text” button is engaged.

Additionally, Google has been testing two enhanced safe browsing toast features in Chrome. These updates will notify users about changes to their Enhanced Protection settings.

Toasts will be triggered when the setting is synchronized either on or off:

• New Chrome Toasts: Three notifications will be created—two for enabling and one for disabling Enhanced Protection.
• New Strings: Additional strings will be incorporated to facilitate the toast notifications.
• Chrome Brand Check: This ensures that ESB synchronization and notifications are active only on Chrome branded builds.

Google seems committed to these notifications, envisioning them as beneficial for Chrome users.

Fortunately, Microsoft Edge does not utilize these alert systems, focusing instead on features deemed more critical, like a bottom address bar and mobile extension support.

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