Copy As Plain Text

Easily copy the selected text without formatting to the clipboard via the right-click menu.
What is Copy As Plain Text?
"Copy As Plain Text" is a Chrome extension that enables users to easily copy selected text from any webpage without the associated formatting. The unformatted text is copied to the clipboard and can be pasted anywhere using the standard (Ctrl + V) command or the right-click menu. Visit the addon's homepage to report bugs or for more information.

Extension stats

By: Yubi
Users: 30,000+
Version: 0.1.3 (Last updated: 2023-08-14)
Creation date: 2020-07-04
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • contextMenus
  • clipboardWrite
Size: 9.67K

Other platforms

Copy As Plain Text (v0.1.1)
3.07 (14) 824
Copy As Plain Text (v0.1.3)
4.80 (6) 7,475+
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Extension summary

Copy As Plain Text is a lite extension that let you easily copy any text without formatting to the clipboard via right-click context-menu item.

Simply browse to a website and select a desired text, then right-click and select - Copy as plain text - from the context-menu. The selected text will be copied to the clipboard without any formatting.

Please note that, in order to paste to the clipboard you can use (Ctrl + V) or right-click and select - Paste - from the context-menu.

To report bugs, please fill the bug report form in the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/copy-as-plain-text.html).

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as advertised
  • Simplifies the process of copying unformatted text
  • Essential for writing papers and documents
  • Helps avoid unnecessary formatting
  • Daily use by many users
Cons
  • Lacks a keyboard shortcut
  • Removes line breaks from copied text
  • Inconsistent performance
  • Occasionally behaves as 'useless' for some users
Most mentioned
  • Need for a keyboard shortcut
  • Desire to keep line breaks
  • Works well for copying text
  • Saves time compared to using Notepad
Recent reviews
by Frances Farmer, 2024-09-11

It works! Like others, I would like to have a keyboard shortcut for it (shift-ctrl-C maybe?). Ideally, it would be nice if it could (in the browser, not any other context) usurp the normal ctrl-C (or cmd-C on a Mac) operation to and copy without formatting by default, then require a different code like shift-ctrl-C to copy with formatting, since copying with formatting is nearly never actually wanted, but might be in some specialized context. But I can't take away a star for the extension not having a new feature I wish it had. For the feature it is advertised as providing, it provides it perfectly.
by Stanton McCandlish, 2024-06-25

by Greg Jobber, 2024-06-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Copy As Plain Text is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Copy As Plain Text has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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