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Paste as plain text by default.

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TextExpander
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PhraseExpander
Beeftext is an open-source text substitution tool for Windows.

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Based on our record, Beeftext should be more popular than Pure Paste. It has been mentioned 16 times since March 2021.
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Beeftext is recommended for individuals such as writers, programmers, customer service representatives, and anyone else who regularly deals with repetitive text inputs. It's particularly useful for those who work in environments that require consistent and frequent communication, documentation, or coding.
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Recommendations tracked on public social media and blogs since March 2021.


So I know there's things like PurePaste (which I use), and TRex (auto-ocr screenshotted area, it's fantastic). But those work best for short shorter snippets. Source: almost 3 years ago
There is a wonderful Pure Paste application by u/sindresorhus that strips formatting from copied content. Maccy is now fully compatible with it and ensures that the recorded copies take into account modifications made by Pure Paste. Source: over 3 years ago
I have an app on my computer (Pure Paste) that can strip formatting from any paste job, and I've found that helps. Source: over 3 years ago
I've been using the open source Beeftext very successfully. Works across windows, so not cross platform like espanso, but a little bit more user friendly. Able to drop in entire templates with formatting. https://beeftext.org/. Source: over 3 years ago
Beeftext (free) which someone reviewed as being a replacement for Apple text replacement, AutoText (free to use),. Source: over 3 years ago
I guess it's not as featurerich as Snippety, but I really like Beeftext on Windows! It's open source and free and works really well. Source: over 3 years ago
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