HovText  .:: a simple Windows open source clipboard manager that can remove text formatting

HovText is a simple free open source Windows clipboard manager, which will remove any formatting from the copied text and save it for later retrieval via hotkeys. It stores both the unformatted cleartext and the original formatting along with images.

Features Screenshots Documentation Contact Fun facts Donators About News DOWNLOAD Roadmap   FEATURES HovText is a clipboard manager that can remove any text formatting from the copied text, e.g. font face, size, color or other styles. Any text in the clipboard will be pasted as cleartext. It can store and retrieve previous copied texts and images and it is possible to restore the original text formatting. It is a must-have for the power-users wanting to increase efficiency when dealing with especially text from Office applications or the internet, but also if you often reuse previous copied text or images. List of features available in HovText: Remembers all copied texts and images that can be easily restored via a clipboard manager Removes all formatting, leading/trailing whitespaces and empty new-lines from the copied text Intuitive and fast UI for finding previous copied texts or images Keeps the most used clipboard entries at top Easy user interface - keyboard friendly and with no need for a mouse Can restore original text formatting Can act as a text-only clipboard manager, but can also handle images Full unicode support Favorite entries can be marked for quicker retrival Automatic check for new versions and auto-install Full user customization for layout settings with e.g. list-view, positioning, display and styling Configurable global hotkeys for all actions Built-in cleanup possibility as-if application has never been run on system No installation required - portable lightweigth executeable Requires Windows 10 (or newer) and .NET Framework 4.8 (or newer) Easy for IT organizations to incorporate and manage No transfer of copied data anywhere - no cloud, no local saving to harddisk, no computer clipboard sharing No registration or advertising - no nags Freeware and open source available on GitHub No need to learn application specific ways for pasting as plaintext - with HovText it works the same way, always Let us show an example, where we have this formatted text from an internet browser, that we need to copy: [ Formatted text to be copied - try to copy it ] "genius - genius (fx a mathematical genius; it requires neither genius nor second sight to prophesy the effects of this policy on the future output of scientists and engineers); a person of superior intellectual faculties."    When you paste this above text in to e.g. Word then HovText will paste this as cleartext-only: [ Pasted result with HovText running - formatting has been removed ] "genius - genius (fx a mathematical genius; it requires neither genius nor second sight to prophesy the effects of this policy on the future output of scientists and engineers); a person of superior intellectual faculties." Try to do this example in e.g. Word and you will quickly see the difference with or without HovText enabled :-) Another way to visualize what this is about: You can the view a list of all previous copied texts or images and you can search/filter to get the exact entry you want: View the Screenshots to see how the application looks like and which concrete functionalities it has.