Copy PlainText

Copy Plain Text without any formatting
What is Copy PlainText?
'Copy PlainText' is a Firefox extension that allows you to copy text from the web in plain text format, hence removing all formatting. Besides stripping off the text of any formatting, it also provides features like removing extra spaces, allows custom Find & Replace, and enables pasting in plaintext. It respects user privacy with no tracking or advertising. It is easy to use with keyboard shortcuts but is not yet set as the default copy function of the browser due to WebExtension API limitations.
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By: erosman
Version: 1.15 (Last updated: 2023-07-28)
Creation date: 2017-04-06
Weekly download count: 731
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • clipboardRead
  • clipboardWrite
  • menus
  • notifications
  • storage
Size: 84.31K
URLs: Website

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# 427 ▲ 1
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Copy PlainText is a tiny extension that removes the formatting from the selection before copying/pasting to/from the Clipboard.

Note: None of my extensions contain any tracking, advertising or privacy infringement.

Features

  • Remove the formatting from the selection before saving to the Clipboard (Firefox restricts some functions on some URLs.)
  • Custom Find & Replace (string & Regular Expression) (v1.13)
  • Remove the spaces from the start and end of the selection
  • Remove multiple spaces
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Paste PlainText
  • Help Guide
Apple/Mac Users: if the shortcut keys do not work, try System Preferences - Keyboard - then check “Use all F1,F2, etc. keys as standard function keys."

Note: WebExtension API does not allow setting Copy PlainText as the default copy function of the browser at the moment.

Permissions

  • Get data from the clipboard: Used to Paste Clipboard text
  • Input data to the clipboard: Used to Copy to Clipboard
  • Display notifications to you: Used to inform users
Optional Permissions
  • Download files and read and modify the browser's download history: Used only to export Preferences
  • Access your data for all websites (v1.14): Added <all_urls> as a workaround for Firefox bug 1841483 (1838753/1653408), to be able to inject a code into iframes to get the selected text

User reviews

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Pros
  • Very useful for developers and people working with a lot of textual content.
  • Convenient to use.
Cons
  • Menu does not appear in the latest Firefox release.
  • Lack of instructions on how to access the menu.
  • Desire for customization options (e.g., turning off Paste in context menu).
Most mentioned
  • Utility for developers
  • Convenient to use
Recent reviews
by Jaaziah, 2024-10-22
by Firefox user 16456457, 2024-10-07
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Risk impact

Copy PlainText requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Copy PlainText has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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