Copy PlainText

Copy Plain Text without any formatting

Copy PlainText is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to remove all formatting from any text you copy. Before the text is saved to your clipboard, the extension strips styles, fonts, colors, and extra spacing, delivering clean plain text. It supports custom find & replace with strings and regular expressions, removes leading/trailing spaces and multiple spaces, and includes keyboard shortcuts for efficiency.

This extension respects your privacy by containing no tracking or advertisements. It also provides a neat paste plain text feature to ensure what you paste is always formatting-free. Apple/Mac users can adjust function key settings to properly use shortcuts. While current browser APIs limit making this the default copy function, Copy PlainText offers an intuitive way to maintain formatting-free clipboard content with helpful notifications and a user guide included.

By:
erosman
Daily users:
27,112 -201
Rating:
4.59
(249)
1 new ratings
Version:
1.15 Last updated: 2023-07-28
Version code:
5599170
Creation date:
2017-04-06
Risk:
Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • clipboardRead
  • clipboardWrite
  • menus
  • notifications
  • storage
Size:
82.33KB
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Browser Add-ons
Data ingested on:
2025-07-14

User reviews

Users appreciate Copy PlainText as a simple and useful tool for copying text without formatting, especially for developers and heavy text users. However, common issues include poor compatibility with specific sites, lack of user guidance on accessing features, functionality problems with recent Firefox versions, and missing customization options. Some users also face installation problems. Overall, while helpful, the add-on could benefit from better support and expanded features.
Pros
  • Simple and effective for copying plain text without formatting.
  • Useful for developers and users dealing with large amounts of text.
  • Well appreciated by users who need to copy text easily.
  • Generally good functionality as described by users.
Cons
  • Does not work properly on some websites like we.telegram.org.
  • Lack of clear instructions on how to access or use the add-on features.
  • Does not appear or function correctly in the latest Firefox releases.
  • No options to customize copy features such as removing line breaks or adding spaces.
  • Installation issues reported, such as the add-on appearing to be corrupt.
Recent reviews
perfect add
by me*****, 2025-07-09

doesn't seem to work with we.telegram.org
by Fi*****, 2025-06-10

by Iv*****, 2025-05-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Copy PlainText requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Browser Add-ons, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Copy PlainText has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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