Plain Clip

Clipboard tool for Windows

Paste what you copied, without formatting, right away.

Paste text copied from Outlook emails or web pages without fonts or colors. Just press Left Shift twice, without opening any window. Text you copied a little while ago can be reused from a short list.

  • Available
  • Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • Free
  • English and Japanese
  • Version 2.1.2

See what's new

Get it free on Microsoft Store Read the user guide

The Plain Clip history list. Five recently copied texts are numbered 1 to 5, and the selected four-line email text is shown below the list
History list: choose recently copied text by number and paste it.

That is almost all there is to it

  • The How to use window of Plain Clip: Left Shift twice pastes as plain text, the tray icon shows the history, and Ctrl+Alt+1-9 pastes a history item by number

    Press Left Shift twice to paste as plain text

    Pastes the text you just copied without formatting. You can choose the key to press twice: Left or Right Shift, or Left or Right Ctrl.

  • A short notice: No text to paste (an image or other non-text content is on the clipboard).

    You always know what will be pasted

    If an image or a file is on the clipboard, nothing is pasted and a short notice appears. Older text is never pasted by surprise.

Useful when

  • Copying from email or the web

    Paste into documents or chats without bringing along font sizes and colors.

  • Reusing commands

    Use a command you copied a moment ago again in PowerShell or SSH.

  • Switching between a few texts

    Pick an address, a number or a standard sentence from a few items by number.

Main features

  • History list: open it from the tray icon (or a shortcut) and paste instantly with 1-9. Multi-line items can be checked below the list
  • Number shortcuts (optional): paste a history item by number with keys such as Ctrl+Alt+1-9, without opening the list
  • The history is kept only in memory and cleared when the app exits. Respects the "do not keep in history" flag of password managers
  • No network access, no administrator rights. English and Japanese interface

Requirements and availability

OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
Get it fromMicrosoft Store
LanguagesEnglish and Japanese

Recent updates

Version 2.1.2Released

  • The web page and privacy policy opened from the settings window now use the site's new address (www.ja1bus.com). Features and behavior are unchanged.

See the full changelog

Documents

Source code and license

The source code of this application is available on GitHub under the MIT License.