Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Copywithformat

A copy-and-paste extension that perfectly preserves formats

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Pure Paste▲164
Paste as plain text by default
2022 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →
2
Copied▲162
Instant Text Access, Easy Copy-Paste, and Organized Snippets
2024 · copiedpro.com · its alternatives →
3
Paste 4.0▲650
The most convenient way to copy and paste on iPhone and iPad
2023 · pasteapp.io · its alternatives →
4
Paste by FiftyThree▲525
Show your work. Paste is a new presentation tool for Slack.
2017 · its alternatives →
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Plain Clip▲135
Remove the formatting from copied text.
2016 · bluem.net · its alternatives →
6
Purifai▲217
App-aware copy/paste that removes unsupported formatting
Jan 2026 · purifai.app · its alternatives →
7
Copy as Markdown▲302
Convert text to markdown for LLMs like ChatGPT
2025 · copyasmarkdown.com · its alternatives →
8
Pasteline▲142
Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds
2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →
9
Strings▲175
In-app copy editing for UX writers and product teams
2020 · its alternatives →
10
Copy Text Easily▲104
A handy tool to copy text & sentences just by hovering mouse
2022 · devapt.com · its alternatives →
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Multi Copy Paste▲97
Unlock 10 additional copy and paste
2017 · its alternatives →
12
Paste Formatter▲5
Paste without losing links, lists, or paragraph breaks.
Jul 2026 · paste-formatter.app · its alternatives →
13
Pastey Extension▲91
Keep a library of saved text, paste it in a keystroke
Feb 2026 · usepastey.com · its alternatives →
14
Paste & Copy▲6
A free online clipboard tool
2024 · pastencopy.online · its alternatives →
15
Copy Paste Character▲115
Easily find and copy special characters
2014 · copypastecharacter.com · its alternatives →
16
A simple app to make Ctrl+V paste unformatted text by default (Windows)▲33
DevComrade - A copy/paste/run productivity improvement utility for developers - postprintum/devcomrade
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
Clean Text for iOS▲110
An essential tool for removing text formatting on iOS 📱👌
2016 · apimac.com · its alternatives →
18
Pastes.io▲57
Simple and Efficient pastebin for mainly code save.
2023 · pastes.io · its alternatives →
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ClippyApp▲96
Copy and paste multiple items, with ease
2019 · its alternatives →
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I built a clipboard tool to strip/keep specific formatting like Italics▲38
Hello HN, I’m Joseph, a solo developer. I built CustomPaste because I was frustrated by the binary choice standard clipboard tools give us: either keep all the messy formatting (background colors, huge fonts) or strip everything down to plain text. We all know Ctrl+Shift+V (paste as plain text), but that is often too destructive, it kills hyperlinks, bolding, and lists when I usually just want to normalize the font family (e.g., force Arial 11pt) or remove background colors. I wanted a tool that let me "strip exactly what I want, and keep exactly what I want." The Solution: Instead of a…
Jan 2026 · custompaste.com · its alternatives →
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A simple Pastebin Clone using Deno▲58
This is a simple Pastebin clone I made using the Deno Typescript runtime. I created a simple templating system, and implemented server-side rendering for the UI. Demo: https://paste.jlcarveth.dev/
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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copynpaste▲3
Copy from anywhere. Paste it right, everywhere.
Aug 2026 · copynpaste.xyz · its alternatives →
23
Copy My Text▲7
Turn text into beautiful posters or short links
2025 · copymytxt.com · its alternatives →
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Pastemagic - paste with desired formatting, fix linebreaks, instant OCR▲10
Fixes your paste problems with text -- paste without formatting, remove line breaks from paragraphs, and even convert images to text (OCR). 100% free.
2018 · pastemagic.com · its alternatives →

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