Pure Paste Alternatives

Pure Paste is described as 'How many times have you pasted some text into an email and ended up with a mess of different font sizes?' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pure Paste for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari apps. The best Pure Paste alternative is ClearURLs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pure Paste are Neat URL, PureText, Léon – The URL Cleaner and Pure URL.

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How many times have you pasted some text into an email and ended up with a mess of different font sizes?

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Pure Paste alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. ClearURLs icon

    ClearURLs

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    This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browse through the Internet.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    ClearURLs screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Block Trackers
    2.  Simple installation

    ClearURLs VS Pure Paste

     

    • ClearURLs is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pure Paste.

    • ClearURLs is Free and Open SourcePure Paste is Free and Proprietary
    • ClearURLs is Privacy focused and LightweightPure Paste is not according to our users
  2. Neat URL icon

    Neat URL

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    Neat URL cleans URLs, removing parameters such as Google Analytics' utm parameters.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Neat URL screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from August 2022.

    Neat URL Features

    1.  Tracking Protection

    Neat URL VS Pure Paste

     

    • Neat URL is the most popular Web-based alternative to Pure Paste.

    • Neat URL is Free and Open SourcePure Paste is Free and Proprietary
  4. PureText icon

    PureText

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    PureText is a tiny (13Kb) application for Windows that allows you to paste text to any application without formatting, using a hotkey (default Win + V).

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Notification Area Icon (Right-Click for Menu, Options)

    PureText Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No installation

    PureText VS Pure Paste

     

    • PureText is the most popular Windows alternative to Pure Paste.

    • PureText is Free and ProprietaryPure Paste is also Free and Proprietary
  5. Léon – The URL Cleaner icon

    Léon – The URL Cleaner

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    Léon - The URL Cleaner removes tracking and other obsolete parameters from a URL before sharing. Its usage is simple, integrating into Android's standard sharing mechanism.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Léon – The URL Cleaner screenshot 1

    Léon – The URL Cleaner VS Pure Paste

     

    • Léon – The URL Cleaner is the most popular Android alternative to Pure Paste.

    • Léon – The URL Cleaner is Free and Open SourcePure Paste is Free and Proprietary
  6. Pure URL icon

    Pure URL

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    This add-on automatically removes all garbage like "utm_source=*" from URLs. These fields are provided for the Google Analytics and they are not a necessity.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Google Chrome
    • Haiku
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    Pure URL screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last updated Nov 19, 2017 for Firefox.No more available for Chromium-based browsers.

    Pure URL Features

    1.  Browser extension

    Pure URL VS Pure Paste

     

    • Pure URL is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Pure Paste.

    • Pure URL is Free and Open SourcePure Paste is Free and Proprietary
  7. TrackerZapper icon

    TrackerZapper

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    TrackerZapper is a Mac app that sits in your menubar and silently removes tracking parameters from any links you copy.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Block Trackers
    2.  Tracking Protection
    3.  Sits in the MenuBar

    TrackerZapper VS Pure Paste

     
  9. UTM Stripper icon

    UTM Stripper

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    This is a Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox extension that strips Google Analytics (i.e. Urchin Tracking Monitor) tokens from URL query strings.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox

    UTM Stripper Features

    1.  Tracking Protection

    UTM Stripper VS Pure Paste

     

  10. PlainPaste

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    PlainPaste is a simple app to let you paste copied text without formatting in Windows. Simple press Ctrl-V once to paste regularly, or twice fast to paste as text.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • AutoHotkey

    PlainPaste VS Pure Paste

     

  11. PasteUnformatted

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    When copying text from one application and pasting it into another one, you usually get to keep the formatting of the text as well. With formatting, I here refer to font size, text color, bold, hyperlinks, et cetera.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, released in December 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    PasteUnformatted Features

    1.  Portable

    PasteUnformatted VS Pure Paste

     
  12. Tarnhelm icon

    Tarnhelm

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    Tarnhelm can help you clean the tracking parameters in the links shared from the apps and keep the process natural.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Tarnhelm screenshot 1
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    Tarnhelm screenshot 3

    Tarnhelm Features

    1.  Block Trackers

    Tarnhelm VS Pure Paste

     
  13. Copy PlainText icon

    Copy PlainText

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    Copy PlainText is a tiny multi-process extension that removes the formatting from the selection before saving to the Clipboard.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
    Copy PlainText screenshot 1

    Copy PlainText Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts

    Copy PlainText VS Pure Paste

     
  14. UTMBeGone icon

    UTMBeGone

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    Remove UTM tags (and more) when you copy URLs to your pasteboard.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    UTMBeGone screenshot 1

    UTMBeGone VS Pure Paste

     
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