# Simple Plain Text Copy

> Easily copy the selected text without formatting to the clipboard via right-click menu.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-plain-text-copy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-plain-text-copy)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-plain-text-copy`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SimpleTools.nl
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,tabs
- **Daily users:** 77
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-27
- **First published:** 2019-11-27
- **Size:** 829 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-plain-text-copy/)
- **Website:** [https://www.simpletools.nl/apps/simple-browser-addon-copy-as-plain-text.php](https://www.simpletools.nl/apps/simple-browser-addon-copy-as-plain-text.php)

## Description

Simple Plain Text Copy is a Chrome extension designed to help users effortlessly copy selected text without any formatting. Just select the desired text on any webpage, right-click, and choose "Copy As Plain Text" to copy clean text directly to your clipboard. This extension ensures that all formatting is removed, making it ideal for pasting text into documents or applications without unwanted styles or fonts.

The extension requires minimal permissions to function: access to selected text for processing and clipboard access to copy the plain text. It simplifies copying tasks and improves productivity by eliminating the need to manually remove formatting after copying.

## Rankings

- #13,429 — Overall
- #104 — simple
- #247 — speech to text
- #249 — format

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`
- `contextMenus`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-plain-text-copy)