What are tracking parameters and why would I want to remove them?

In some apps, like Word, the menu item has a different label, which requires a separate mapping.

Why not just remap the Paste and Match Style keyboard shortcut to ⌘V?

This app can exclude certain apps, preserve links, and also remove tracking parameters from URLs.

In some apps, like Chrome, the keyboard shortcut is different.

The keyboard shortcut is hard to remember and type.

That menu item is not available in all apps.

This app can make it the default behavior.

Why not just use the Paste and Match Style menu item or ⌥⇧⌘V? You can complain to Apple about the behavior here. This is not a problem with Pure Paste and is also not something I can fix. These apps paste any text with multiple lines as a table.

The Pages and Keynote apps paste text as a table.

There are some cases I cannot fix though: The app clears formatting when it shouldn’t or doesn’t clear formatting when it should I’m working on a way all apps can collaborate, but it will take some time.įor now, I suggest setting a keyboard shortcut for “Clear formatting and paste” and then turning off “Automatically clear formatting”. This is required as otherwise certain features like “fast-append” don’t work in Alfred and other clipboard managers. If Pure Paste then reads the clipboard, it will do its thing, but also tell clipboard managers not to fetch the new contents as otherwise, they might end up with duplicates. If your clipboard manager reads the clipboard first, it will get it. It’s just a flaw in how the clipboard works. Pure Paste conflicts with my clipboard manager Launch the app again to reveal the menu bar item for 5 seconds. You may also have enabled the “Hide menu bar icon” preference, which hides the menu bar icon. If this does not solve it, try quitting Bartender if you have it installed. Try quitting some menu bar apps to free up space. This is a common problem on MacBooks with a notch. MacOS hides menu bar apps when there is no space left in the menu bar.

Right-click the menu bar icon to toggle the “Automatically clear formatting” setting.įrequently Asked Questions I have a feature request, bug report, or some feedback.

Rich text copied from a different device will not have its formatting cleared because of a bug in Universal Clipboard.

You can also choose to manually clear formatting whenever needed instead of automatically. It also ignores content copied from password managers. However, it does not touch unrelated content like files, images, etc. It sits in the menu bar and clears formatting (fonts, colors, bold, links, tables, etc.) from the text you copy.

Pure Paste lets you paste as plain text by default.

Get plain text mac