(I’ve also grown used to pasting text into Alfred and then copying out from there, which also clears any formatting). To that end, I’m not entirely sure that Pure Paste will be overly helpful to someone like me, who has grown so entirely used to mashing Command-Shift-Option-V every time I paste something that it’s become ingrained into my muscle memory. (Enterprising users can also delve deeper into the macOS settings and remap “paste and match style” to be Command-V, too, but that also requires more effort.) After you've copied the data, press Ctrl+Alt+V, or Alt+E+S to open the Paste Special dialog. If you want to paste only a specific aspect of the copied data like its formatting or value, you would use one of the Paste Special options. Technically, there is already a way to do something similar on a Mac: if you paste with the convoluted four-key shortcut of Command-Shift-Option-V, instead of the usual Command-V, it will paste and match the style of whatever document you’re in. Keyboard shortcuts for Paste Special options. There’s also an option to only clear formatting when you ask Pure Paste to (either through clicking on the menubar icon or through a keyboard shortcut).įor those worried about security concerns, the developer notes that while the app does access your clipboard, it doesn’t store any data - or is even capable of connecting to the internet at all. For Linux: If you are using older Linux versions, simply use CTRL + Shift + V to paste plain text without special formatting. Finally, go to the Keyboard Shortcut box and input Command + V.
#No keyboard shortcut for paste without formatting windows#
Pure Paste is a neat new menubar app for macOS that aims to fix that: when it’s open, it automatically strips out any formatting on text you copy, allowing you to paste clean, unformatted text every time. In need of some convenient Windows keyboard shortcuts Cut, copy, paste, and undo - they're four of the easiest and most helpful commands for any application. Go to the Menu Title section and input Paste and Match Style. Not the actual mechanism of getting words from one document to another, but the way that modern computers insist on trying to be overly helpful and copying not just the text I want, but all the formatting that comes with it, mucking up my emails and my documents. One of my biggest computer pet peeves is copying and pasting text.