Strip HTML off of Text

**behzad** · 03 October 2019, 04:34 PM

A while back one of the members gave a link about a program that helps strips anything that is copied in HTML from Text.
This would be great help to me when copying and pasting text and without having to go through the dialogues that open up in Xara.

Anyone knows where I can locate that thread or link? If not! do you have a better idea. I copy and paste large text and need a better way
to strip all the formatting.

**gwpriester** · 03 October 2019, 05:08 PM

Paste as Unformatted Text.

**behzad** · 03 October 2019, 05:09 PM

I do but i do not want to keep selecting that option.

**gwpriester** · 03 October 2019, 05:18 PM

It does not matter because you have to select one or the other option when you paste text. AFAIK there is no way to just paste unformatted text. Even if you bring the text into WordPad and copy and paste you have to chose between Rich Text Format, Unformatted Text, or Enhanced Metafile.

**behzad** · 03 October 2019, 05:22 PM

Yes I understand but there was a guy who put a link to a program that sits in your computer and does all of this.

**behzad** · 03 October 2019, 05:24 PM

There is a plugin called for chrome Copy as Plain Text.
Kinda does that.

**Acorn** · 03 October 2019, 05:29 PM

behzad, open a new Post or Thread or Post Quick Reply to one in TG.

Open the Paste as plain text window and use that (Toolbar > third icon from left).

Acorn

**siran** · 03 October 2019, 07:27 PM

Not sure what exatly you want to do.
If you are searching for a tool that can do insert as plain text to any application you could use Ditto. Press whatever hotkey you have configured, select the clipboard entry you want to use with the up and down cursor keys (if required, the last entry is always pre-selected) and then press SHIFT + ENTER for insert as plain text.
If you have a text that contains HTML tags such as: There is a plugin called for chrome Copy as Plain Text. Kinda does that.
and want to get: There is a plugin called for chrome Copy as Plain Text.Kinda does that.
you could create your own tool with Xara.
Download the example file, export it to somewhere and start the exported index.htm (or just use preview). Follow the instructions

Edit: Link to Ditto at Sourceforge