
Copy PlainText by erosman
Copy Plain Text without any formatting
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About this extension
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
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 Explanation:
Note: None of my extensions contain any tracking, advertising or privacy infringement.
Features
- Removes 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)
- Removes the spaces from the start and end of the selection
- Removes multiple spaces
- Keyboard Shortcuts: F7
- Custom Keyboard Shortcut
- Paste PlainText
- Option to remove line indents
- Help Guide included in Options page
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 Explanation:
- Get data from the clipboard: Used to Paste Clipboard text
- Input data to the clipboard: Used to Copy to Clipboard
- Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history: Used by the user to export preferences to the computer (nothing to do with download history)
- Display notifications to you: Used to inform users
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This add-on needs to:
- Get data from the clipboard
- Input data to the clipboard
- Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
- Display notifications to you
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- Version
- 1.13
- Size
- 70.15 KB
- Last updated
- 2 years ago (Oct 15, 2021)
- Related Categories
- License
- Mozilla Public License 2.0
- Version History
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Release notes for 1.13
Added Custom Find & Replace
Added Preferences Import/Export
Added Dark Theme
Fixed icon on notifications
Converted chrome.* to browser.* API in preparation for Manifest v3
Updated Locale Maker to v1.4
Added Preferences Import/Export
Added Dark Theme
Fixed icon on notifications
Converted chrome.* to browser.* API in preparation for Manifest v3
Updated Locale Maker to v1.4
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