Copy As Plain Text

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.
Merlin
Stats
By: Yubi
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.27 (41)
Version: 0.1.3 (Last updated: 2023-08-14)
Creation date: 2020-07-04
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • contextMenus
  • clipboardWrite
Size: 9.67K
URLs: Website
Stats date:

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Copy As Plain Text
Copy As Plain Text (v0.1.3)
4.80 (6) 7,619+
Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Chrome extensions? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Chrome Web Store.
Chrome-Stats extension
Merlin
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
User reviews summary
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Saves time by removing unnecessary formatting
  • Useful for writing papers
  • Works as expected
Cons
  • Inconsistent performance
  • Does not retain line breaks
  • Issues with copying text
Most mentioned
  • Keyboard shortcut
  • Retaining line breaks
  • Inconsistent performance
Recent reviews
by Юра Чорич Юра Чорич, 2024-03-14

helpful! But I need a keyboard shortcut
by Harris Joe Harris Joe, 2024-02-27

helpful
by Agnieszka Agnieszka, 2024-02-21
View all user reviews
Safety
Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

Copy As Plain Text is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Upgrade to see risk analysis details
Screenshots
Promo images
Copy As Plain Text small promo image
Small promo image
Similar extensions

Here are some Chrome extensions that are similar to Copy As Plain Text: