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Plain Clip for Mac

Publisher's Description

From Carsten Bluem:

Plain Clip is a tiny Mac OS X application that removes formatting from text which is on the clipboard. It's designed as a faceless application (no GUI), which makes it ideal for triggering it from a hotkey application such as "Spark" or "iKey".

What's new in this version: Soft hyphens are removed

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All User Reviews

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Essential utility works perfectly."

    November 14, 2010  |   By slightlyoffkilter

    Version: Plain Clip 2.4

    Pros

    It does exactly what it says it will do without surprises. I use Butler to invoke it with a key-stroke combination. It does its job then disappears. Perfect.

    Cons

    None that I can find.

    Summary

    Not every application has text formatting stripping capabilities. This utility overcomes that limitation. I use a multiple clipboard utility which can also strip out formatting but have encountered problems using it with Adobe Creative Suite applications, which I use extensively. Plain Clip works perfectly with CS.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Flawlessly strips formatting from clipboard items."

    September 9, 2010  |   By jeffanony

    Version: Plain Clip 2.4

    Pros

    Simple to use and works flawlessly.
    Can be invoked with a keyboard command.

    Cons

    No downsides.

    Summary

    This little program runs when you invoke it, strips the formatting from an item on your clipboard, then quits on it's own to keep from cluttering your memory. Love it.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Indispensable utility that I use constantly."

    April 15, 2010  |   By slightlyoffkilter

    Version: Plain Clip 2.2.1

    Pros

    A one trick pony that performs that trick perfectly, it does exactly what it is supposed to.

    Cons

    Nothing to report.

    Summary

    Although many apps have the ability to paste without formatting, Plain Clip works with everything. By using Butler to invoke Plain Clip I can strip the formatting with 3 keystrokes no matter which software I am currently using. Simple but effective.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "I use it every day - new features add versatility"

    December 28, 2009  |   By rickjohnson.us

    Version: Plain Clip 2.2.1

    Pros

    It's always ready in the DOCK to strip formatting for all copy and paste functions. I hadn't upgraded since v1 and love the additional Shift-Click preference options.

    Cons

    Nothing yet

    Summary

    Particularly useful when pasting something into an email and you want it to appear in your email's default font and size instead of the formatting in the source document, email, or web page.

    The Shift-Click access to preferences allow you to set what will be stripped from copied text before you paste it into the destination location (such as invisible control characters, line breaks, etc.)

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Works as advertised"

    May 20, 2009  |   By Bob Graham

    Version: Plain Clip 2.1

    Summary

    This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
    I am always needing to remove formating from web and email text.
    This is really slick!

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Superb......"

    August 20, 2004  |   By VersionTrackerUserOpinion

    Version: Plain Clip 1.0.5

    Summary

    This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
    I'm always copying & pasting text from websites which I then just want as plain text. This is a saviour to me. I've got it launching with keyboard Maestro.

    I'd love to find a similar app that removes line spacing too.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "My rescue!"

    June 28, 2004  |   By Alexander Klar

    Version: Plain Clip 1.0.1

    Summary

    This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
    As a graphic designer I used to kill those silly text styles this way:

    1. Command+C in word processor
    2. Switch to BBEdit
    3. Command+N
    4. Command+V
    5. Command+C
    6. Switch to layout application
    7. Command+V

    It's no fun at all... but now I found this very cool and quickly working tool. I combined it with Spark, a neat Hot Key application that is powerful - and also Freeware! You can find it here:

    http://chezjd.free.fr/Creation/logiciel.php?id=3&lang=1

    Have fun killing all thos text styles! I sure will,
    Alexander

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  • 5.0 stars

    "My rescue!"

    June 28, 2004  |   By Alexander Klar

    Version: Plain Clip 1.0.1

    Summary

    This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
    As a graphic designer I used to kill those silly text styles this way:

    1. Command+C in word processor
    2. Switch to BBEdit
    3. Command+N
    4. Command+V
    5. Command+C
    6. Switch to layout application
    7. Command+V

    It's no fun at all... but now I found this very cool and quickly working tool. I combined it with Spark, a neat Hot Key application that is powerful - and also Freeware! You can find it here:

    http://chezjd.free.fr/Creation/logiciel.php?id=3&lang=1

    Have fun killing all thos text styles! I sure will,
    Alexander

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Brilliant little app"

    April 22, 2004  |   By Nick Sloan

    Version: Plain Clip 1.0.1

    Summary

    This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
    Ideal enhancement when using word processors that can't paste without formatting. Anything pasted from the clipboard acquires the formatting of the target context.

    Seems to me much neater and simpler as it is than as another item in the cluttered service menu.

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