GitHub Actions Log Copy is a browser extension designed to streamline the process of copying output from individual steps within GitHub Actions job log pages. By adding a copy icon directly to each step header, it addresses the challenge of manually selecting and copying specific log segments, which can be cumbersome in lengthy logs. This tool is particularly useful for scenarios such as sharing snippets from failed jobs, debugging, or seeking assistance with a particular step.
The extension works by placing a copy button on the far right side of each step header, adjacent to the duration indicator. When a user clicks the button, the extension automatically expands the relevant step if it is collapsed and copies only the log lines associated with that step. It intentionally omits the step title, line numbers, and any surrounding user interface elements, ensuring that only the desired content is captured. To handle GitHub's virtualized log rendering, the extension first attempts to fetch the step-specific log fragment through the data-log-url attribute provided by GitHub. If this approach is unsuccessful, it defaults to copying the content from the rendered DOM, making the process reliable even for long logs.
GitHub Actions Log Copy is aimed at developers and others who regularly interact with GitHub Actions logs, especially those who need to extract and share precise log outputs without unnecessary manual effort. The extension is intentionally focused, offering no account system, backend, analytics, or settings panel—just a targeted solution to a common workflow frustration.
The tool is available as a browser extension for both Google Chrome and Firefox. It is fully open source and distributed under the MIT license.
GitHub Actions Log Copy sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It focuses on copying specific step logs from GitHub Actions is tedious and error-prone due to awkward UI and manual selection. GitHub Actions Log Copy is a consumer product aimed at developers using GitHub Actions. GitHub Actions Log Copy is free to use. The product ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.
oliverio.dev builds and maintains GitHub Actions Log Copy, and the product first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 2 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are one-click copy, step log extraction, and auto-expand step.
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