Example, in the newest version of Chrome on Windows type in: http://example.com/api/<test> or copy paste it from here into the URL. Then hit enter. After that copy it with CTRL + C from the URL Bar, it is important that it is copied from the URL Bar.
Now my issue is that, when you hit CTRL + V this is what comes out:
http://example.com/api/%3Ctest%3E
but I don't want it to be like that it should be like this
http://example.com/api/<test>
is there a flag for it or something to disable this?
How can I disable the new copy paste URL converter in Chrome?
URL encoding by Chrome for copied URLs is not a new feature, relatively speaking. In regards to disabling it, there is no flag for this as far as I am aware (though Firefox had one at one point).
The only solution I've ever come across to this issue is to use an extension, such as Copy Unicode URLs.
For the suggested extension, once it is installed, an icon should appear on your address bar. Left-click the icon to copy the current URL without URL encoding.
It is probably also worth noting that the extension adds a Copy unicode URL option to the right-click context menu for links embedded in a web page.
