How to copy and paste code without rich text formatting?

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Just to summarize the available options: Tools PureText - free tool for Windows Use AutoHotkey and write your own macro as suggested by Dean Browsers To copy plain text from a browser: Copy As Plain Text or CopyPlainText (suggested by cori) - Firefox extensions To paste without formatting to a browser (Firefox/Chrome at least): CTRL+⇧ Shift+V on Windows/Linux, see below for Mac OS X. Other Under Mac OS X, you can ⇧ Shift+⌥ Alt+⌘ Command+V to paste with the "current" format (Edit -> Paste and Match Style); or ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+V to paste without formatting (by Kamafeather) Paste to Notepad (or other text editor), and then copy from Notepad and paste again For single-line text: paste to any non-rich text field (browser URL, textarea, search/find inputs, etc.) Please feel free to edit/add new items