In the past I have posted several tips about tricks and utilities which allow you to copy text and paste it without any formatting. Typically this involves either a specific setting or plugin which is unique for the respective application. Now you can do this globally with the free program, PureText.

Have you ever copied some text from a web page or a document and then wanted to paste it as simple text into another application without getting all the formatting from the original source? PureText makes this simple by adding a new Windows hot-key (default is WINDOWS+V) that allows you to paste text to any application without formatting.

This utility is small and runs seamlessly in the background. Since I now have this, I no longer need my browser plugins and do not have to go through notepad to paste the text. To me, this is a must have.