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This AutoHotKey script was a game changer for me. It maps Ctrl + Shift + V to paste without formatting. ;; Text–only paste from ClipBoard ;; (https://a

This AutoHotKey script was a game changer for me. It maps Ctrl + Shift + V to paste without formatting. ;; Text–only paste from ClipBoard ;; (https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/10412-paste-plain-text-and-copycut/) ;; ctrl + shit + v ^+v:: Clip0 = %ClipBoardAll% ClipBoard = %ClipBoard% ; Convert to text Send ^v ; For best compatibility: SendPlay Sleep 150 ; Don't change clipboard while it is pasted! (Sleep > 0) ClipBoard = %Clip0% ; Restore original ClipBoard VarSetCapacity(Clip0, 0) ; Free memory Return [Edit: tried to fix formatting]

inanutshellus 3y ago
ctrl-shift-v is so nice. it should be an OS-standard keyboard shortcut for clipboards. would also love to get a mult-value clipboard (e.g. my last 5 clips) but... that's asking a lot i guess. ;-)
- inafewwords 3y ago
  I use it in Mac as part of my job duties. So far it mostly works in the place I need it most which is web forms on chrome. Some applications I wish it worked on do not recognize it such as notes app. I'll have to figure it out on Mac since ahk was my go to when I had pc
  - okrad 3y ago
    Slightly more cumbersome but try Option-Cmd-Shift-v
  - w0m 3y ago
    On Mac, I'd always open up alfred, Paste, then copy it again to strip formatting. Pita but it worked and was rote after years of use. cmd-space, cmd-v,cmd-a,cmd-x (buffer is now stripped)
- function_seven 3y ago
  Use WIN+V instead of CTRL+V to get a clipboard history pop-up in Windows 10. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/clipboard-in-windows-c436501e-985d-1c8d-97ea-fe46ddf338c6#WindowsVersion=Windows_10 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/clipboard-in-win...
  - aimor 3y ago
    Wow, I feel like it's time to bring back the "Welcome to Windows" tips at login. ..is there a way to bring that back?
  - pnutjam 3y ago
    woah... This works in KDE too on linux.
  - w0m 3y ago
    Just why can't you search it? I used Alfred religiously on OSX for this functionality; and it's almost there.
    - function_seven 3y ago
      My complaint is that I can't reorder the items so that an older clip is back "on deck" for a vanilla CTRL+V. Some programs (gVim) don't take too kindly to WIN+V.
    - riezebos 3y ago
      In case you are not aware: https://ditto-cp.sourceforge.io/ https://ditto-cp.sourceforge.io/
      - w0m 3y ago
        This looks magical o.0 I try to not install third party; but I think this will do it. Thanks.
      - mcmoebius 3y ago
        i've used Ditto for years. love it!
- wrboyce 3y ago
  Opt-cmd-shift-v is the (rather unwieldy) macOS shortcut to paste without formatting. I have cmd-shift-v mapped to my clipboard history which is fully searchable, I use Raycast on Mac but I would wager there are Linux and Windows alternatives.
- djbusby 3y ago
  Works out of the box on Xfce.
mailund 3y ago
It is so strange that pasting with formatting is the default! I have so far never wanted to paste with formatting a single time. I dont even understand what use case it is addressing.
- innocenat 3y ago
  Copy image from one place to another. Copy entire powerpoint slide between presentation. Copy table from web to word.
  - nixass 3y ago
    How many times in a day you do that versus pasting with no formatting?
    - stronglikedan 3y ago
      Exceptionally more, personally.
    - w0m 3y ago
      Honestly - Depends on the Job. When coding, I generally want ~no formatting by default. But When I'm pulling a code chunks into an email or similar; to preserve easier readability I can either copy from terminal with formatting or send a screenshot (which recipient then can't copy if they want to play with it). You could say "Use a different tool!" like Gist or similar; but that's often overkill.
    - pynappo 3y ago
      On a daily basis, i paste into programs that aren't wysiwyg (terminal, reddit, browser omnibar, etc) much more often than stuff that is (google docs, powerpoint). for the former programs it doesn't matter if i paste with or without formatting. for the latter programs having the default be paste with formatting seems fine. yes, i'll paste stuff from the web without formatting. But copying/cutting/pasting within the same document is also a pretty common interaction and if i'm cutting something non-trivial (eg. google docs table/nested lists), i don't want to paste it back into google docs as a bunch of regular, separate lines.
benhurmarcel 3y ago
For the record, it's also available without AutoHotKey, using Powertoys [1] or PureText [2]. Very useful. [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ [2] https://stevemiller.net/puretext/ https://stevemiller.net/puretext/
- dattiimo 3y ago
  That's great. I hadn't noticed it's has been added to PowerToys. I can now finally retire my 7 year old script. Hopefully one day it will be promoted to be included in Windows by default.
- screye 3y ago
  Can't understand why Powertoys don't come standard in Windows 11. They're too useful and too polished to be an optional add-on.
  - jcotton42 3y ago
    PowerToys can be iterated on much faster than the Windows release cycle, and without needing the same support commitment. Plus, some of the features do "graduate" in a sense, like Snap Assist https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-snap-assist-windows-11 https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-snap-assist-windows-1..., which is basically a watered down version of Fancy Zones.
- perennialmind 3y ago
  With AutoHotKey you can escalate to sending as-if-by-keyboard, for those frustrating scenarios where clipboard paste is ignored. SendInput {Raw}%ClipBoard%`
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inanutshellus 3y ago

ctrl-shift-v is so nice. it should be an OS-standard keyboard shortcut for clipboards. would also love to get a mult-value clipboard (e.g. my last 5 clips) but... that's asking a lot i guess. ;-)

inafewwords 3y ago
I use it in Mac as part of my job duties. So far it mostly works in the place I need it most which is web forms on chrome. Some applications I wish it worked on do not recognize it such as notes app. I'll have to figure it out on Mac since ahk was my go to when I had pc
- okrad 3y ago
  Slightly more cumbersome but try Option-Cmd-Shift-v
- w0m 3y ago
  On Mac, I'd always open up alfred, Paste, then copy it again to strip formatting. Pita but it worked and was rote after years of use. cmd-space, cmd-v,cmd-a,cmd-x (buffer is now stripped)
function_seven 3y ago
Use WIN+V instead of CTRL+V to get a clipboard history pop-up in Windows 10. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/clipboard-in-windows-c436501e-985d-1c8d-97ea-fe46ddf338c6#WindowsVersion=Windows_10 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/clipboard-in-win...
- aimor 3y ago
  Wow, I feel like it's time to bring back the "Welcome to Windows" tips at login. ..is there a way to bring that back?
- pnutjam 3y ago
  woah... This works in KDE too on linux.
- w0m 3y ago
  Just why can't you search it? I used Alfred religiously on OSX for this functionality; and it's almost there.
  - function_seven 3y ago
    My complaint is that I can't reorder the items so that an older clip is back "on deck" for a vanilla CTRL+V. Some programs (gVim) don't take too kindly to WIN+V.
  - riezebos 3y ago
    In case you are not aware: https://ditto-cp.sourceforge.io/ https://ditto-cp.sourceforge.io/
    - w0m 3y ago
      This looks magical o.0 I try to not install third party; but I think this will do it. Thanks.
    - mcmoebius 3y ago
      i've used Ditto for years. love it!
wrboyce 3y ago
Opt-cmd-shift-v is the (rather unwieldy) macOS shortcut to paste without formatting. I have cmd-shift-v mapped to my clipboard history which is fully searchable, I use Raycast on Mac but I would wager there are Linux and Windows alternatives.
djbusby 3y ago
Works out of the box on Xfce.

mailund 3y ago

It is so strange that pasting with formatting is the default! I have so far never wanted to paste with formatting a single time. I dont even understand what use case it is addressing.

innocenat 3y ago
Copy image from one place to another. Copy entire powerpoint slide between presentation. Copy table from web to word.
- nixass 3y ago
  How many times in a day you do that versus pasting with no formatting?
  - stronglikedan 3y ago
    Exceptionally more, personally.
  - w0m 3y ago
    Honestly - Depends on the Job. When coding, I generally want ~no formatting by default. But When I'm pulling a code chunks into an email or similar; to preserve easier readability I can either copy from terminal with formatting or send a screenshot (which recipient then can't copy if they want to play with it). You could say "Use a different tool!" like Gist or similar; but that's often overkill.
  - pynappo 3y ago
    On a daily basis, i paste into programs that aren't wysiwyg (terminal, reddit, browser omnibar, etc) much more often than stuff that is (google docs, powerpoint). for the former programs it doesn't matter if i paste with or without formatting. for the latter programs having the default be paste with formatting seems fine. yes, i'll paste stuff from the web without formatting. But copying/cutting/pasting within the same document is also a pretty common interaction and if i'm cutting something non-trivial (eg. google docs table/nested lists), i don't want to paste it back into google docs as a bunch of regular, separate lines.

benhurmarcel 3y ago

For the record, it's also available without AutoHotKey, using Powertoys [1] or PureText [2]. Very useful. [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ [2] https://stevemiller.net/puretext/ https://stevemiller.net/puretext/

dattiimo 3y ago
That's great. I hadn't noticed it's has been added to PowerToys. I can now finally retire my 7 year old script. Hopefully one day it will be promoted to be included in Windows by default.
screye 3y ago
Can't understand why Powertoys don't come standard in Windows 11. They're too useful and too polished to be an optional add-on.
- jcotton42 3y ago
  PowerToys can be iterated on much faster than the Windows release cycle, and without needing the same support commitment. Plus, some of the features do "graduate" in a sense, like Snap Assist https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-snap-assist-windows-11 https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-snap-assist-windows-1..., which is basically a watered down version of Fancy Zones.
perennialmind 3y ago
With AutoHotKey you can escalate to sending as-if-by-keyboard, for those frustrating scenarios where clipboard paste is ignored. SendInput {Raw}%ClipBoard%`

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