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Copy as Plain Text

(26 reviews)
7,000 users
Updated April 16, 2025
productivity/workflowchromeVersion 1.0.6
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Description

Extension to copy selected text as plain text. Also option to Append as plain text. Keeps carriage returns and line feeds.

Extension Rankings

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Ranking Summary

#11,897

Overall Rank

#10,007

Extension Rank

#265

"Work" Keyword

#237

"Will" Keyword

#155

"Toolbar" Keyword

#165

"Sheets Extension" Keyword

#108

"Sheets Erweiterung" Keyword

#233

"Right Click" Keyword

#72

"Purchase" Keyword

#241

"Popup" Keyword

#234

"Pdf" Keyword

#114

"Paste" Keyword

#183

"Menu" Keyword

#131

"Line" Keyword

#180

"Google Sheets." Keyword

#180

"Google Sheets" Keyword

#40

"Instruction" Keyword

#190

"Icon" Keyword

#114

"Google Docs" Keyword

#195

"Clipboard" Keyword

#45

"Choice" Keyword

#131

"Context Menu" Keyword

#3,902

Featured Rank

0

Review Summary

Users appreciate that Copy as Plain Text effectively removes formatting while preserving line breaks, offering convenient keyboard shortcuts. It works better than many alternatives, especially when copying from PDFs or to Excel. However, multiple reviews mention it fails on some sites such as Facebook or Google Docs, and that free options are limited. Users desire better feedback when actions succeed and the ability to customize shortcuts. Some also note occasional issues with hidden tags or incomplete removal of formatting.

Pros

  • Effectively copies text as plain text, removing formatting.
  • Retains line breaks and returns correctly during copy.
  • Provides keyboard shortcuts for quick copying without formatting.
  • Works better than many alternative extensions for copying text.
  • Useful for copying text from PDFs and into Excel without formatting.

Cons

  • Does not work properly on some websites like Facebook, Google Docs, or certain online PDFs.
  • Free version is limited and advanced features require payment.
  • Lacks visual or audio cues to confirm when the copy-as-plain-text action succeeds.
  • Does not allow users to customize keyboard shortcuts.
  • May include hidden tags or fail to fully remove formatting in some cases.

Permissions

This extension can:

  • scripting
  • identity
  • identity.email
  • tabs
  • storage
  • clipboardWrite
  • clipboardRead
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab

This extension can access:

  • *://www.seabreezecomputers.com/*
  • *://seabreezecomputers.com/*
  • *://192.168.1.5/*
  • <all_urls>

Additional Information

Version

1.0.6

Updated

April 16, 2025

Size

0.04 MB

Languages

en-US

Developer Information

Authorhttps://www.seabreezecomputers.com
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