Copy as Plain Text - Format Cleaner

Clear HTML formattings such as bold, italic, foreground, and background colors, then copy as plain text or replace the node
What is Copy as Plain Text - Format Cleaner?
Copy as Plain Text - Format Cleaner is a Chrome extension that helps users clean up their text by removing unwanted HTML formatting such as font colors, boldface, and bullets. It is a useful tool for people who regularly use WYSIWYG HTML Editors or word processors and need to routinely clean their text. By adding it to your Chrome browser, you can right-click the selected text to either remove all its formatting or copy it as plain text to clipboard. It even preserves line breaks, ensuring the readability of your text.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.00 (5)
Version: 0.2.3 (Last updated: 2023-09-17)
Creation date: 2017-12-20
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • scripting
  • activeTab
Size: 61.37K

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Extension summary

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This extension introduces two convenient context menu items when you right-click over selected text:

  1. HTML Formatting Removal: Use it to remove HTML formatting from the selected text. This action is like Gmail's "Remove formatting" button, ensuring the same convenience is available across various WYSIWYG HTML Editors and word processors.

  2. Copy as Plain Text: Copy the selected text as a plain text version directly to your clipboard. This feature is useful when you want to paste non-formatted textual data into a WYSIWYG HTML Editor.

Change Log: Version 0.2.2

  1. Enhanced Formatting Cleanup: In this latest update, the extension extends its formatting cleaning capabilities to include boldface, bullets, and several more HTML formats. This comprehensive approach ensures that you can achieve even cleaner and more precise text without unnecessary formatting.

  2. Preserving Line Breaks: Additionally, the extension now preserves line breaks, maintaining the structure and readability of your text. This enhancement ensures that your document's formatting remains intact while eliminating unwanted HTML styling.

User reviews

works as described, Needs shortcut key - otherwise what is the point
by Duo Terre, 2024-03-02

Will be nice to have the option to keep lis t.
by Patryk Grzyb, 2022-07-04

Best extension of this type I could find because it keeps formatting such as carriage returns etc so that the text is still organized after pasting. Others remove this leaving giant blocks of text you have to sift through to recreate the paragraph structures etc. 4 star because I'd like to see the copy as plain text option be immediately accessible in the context menu rather than in a sub-menu. Maybe make this an option in extension settings?
by Peter Rondelez, 2022-01-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Copy as Plain Text - Format Cleaner does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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