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24 alternatives to Plain Text List

Easily copy and paste-able lists for all your needs

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Plain Text List launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Copy Paste List▲188

   Quick, unformatted, copy and paste-able lists of everything.

   2020 · copypastelist.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Copy Paste List▲6

   Quick, unformatted, copy and paste-able lists of everything.

   2022 · copypastelist.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pure Paste▲164

   Paste as plain text by default

   2022 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AP
   A plain-text file format for todos and check lists▲452

   After having cycled through various CLI-based todo apps, I started to realise that I actually don’t need a tool at all for managing my todos. Most of the time, my use cases are quite simple, like viewing my todo items, checking them off, or adding a new one. Rather than having to memorise CLI commands for these interactions (which I’m not super good at), I figured that it’s easier for me to use my text editor directly, and have an editor plugin help me with the visual structure and some convenience functionality. So, kind-of similar to Emacs Org Mode, but without having to use Emacs. I…

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ListFromText▲73

   Turn any text into useful lists

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Copy Text Easily▲104

   A handy tool to copy text & sentences just by hovering mouse

   2022 · devapt.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   listifytext▲2

   Turn any text into clean, structured lists in seconds.

   Apr 2026 · listifytext.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ListWithMe▲134

   Create and share editable lists in iMessage

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TaskPaper 3▲122

   Plain text to-do lists for Mac

   2016 · taskpaper.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tablist – a chrome extension to copy and paste lists of open tabs▲135

    2020 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Plain Org – A new org mode app for iOS▲132

    Download Plain Org by Xenodium Ltd. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Plain Org.

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Material Notes▲169

    Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Nanolist▲174

    World's cleanest todo list

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Text is▲98

    Simple and fast markdown pastebin

    2023 · text.is · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Plain Text Edit▲65

    Create and edit plain text documents in a Chrome tab

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pasteline▲142

    Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds

    2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SmartPaste▲93

    Paste without annoying styles on macOS

    2021 · smartpaste.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Plain Text▲7

    Clean text, remove formatting, count words

    2024 · plain-text.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    List▲63

    List making app for iOS

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Corpus▲86

    Curate, take notes and share your reading list

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Email List Cleaner by MailSwift▲123

    Clean email lists right in your browser for free

    2018 · oasiscity.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Manipulist▲101

    Free web-based text/list manipulator and scraper

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fancy Text Mate▲99

    Copy and paste styled text in seconds ✨

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Really Simple Notes▲69

    Simple, plain-text notes with offline saving

    2022 · its alternatives →

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