Copy As Plain Text
What is Copy As Plain Text?
Extension stats
- storage
- activeTab
- scripting
- contextMenus
- clipboardWrite
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Extension summary
Copy As Plain Text is a lite extension that lets you easily copy any text without formatting to the clipboard via the right-click context-menu item.
Simply browse 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. Alternatively, you can press the toolbar button to copy the plain text to the clipboard.
Please note that, to paste the clipboard you can use (Ctrl + V) or right-click and select - Paste - from the context-menu.
To report bugs, please fill out the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/copy-as-plain-text.html).
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Works as intended for most text copying needs
- Simplifies the process of copying unformatted text
- Essential for writing and avoiding unwanted formatting
- Lacks a keyboard shortcut, requiring extra mouse actions
- Inconsistent performance; sometimes it doesn't work
- Removes line breaks, resulting in a single block of text
- Request for keyboard shortcuts
- Need for keeping line breaks
- Praise for ease of use and effectiveness
Recent reviews
Meynard Mojello, 2024-10-16 
Dan Nichols, 2024-09-29 
Frances Farmer, 2024-09-11Extension safety
Risk impact
Copy As Plain Text requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Copy As Plain Text has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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