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How to Paste as Plain Text on Mac?

2026-08-17

Do you ever want to copy and paste something on Mac but it copies over all massive, funky and different style?

If only you could just paste it as plain text, right?

 

Well, you can. If you're a Windows user and just entered the Mac territory, or you just don't know this is a feature, keep reading.

 

You can simply highlight a text you want to copy, copy it, then press ⌨️ Option (⌥) + Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + V.

 

So, Option, Shift, Command, V.

 

That's it, thank you for reading this very simple tutorial and hope this helps you in every day tasks.

 

Check out our other blogs and tutorials on how to make life easier with technology.

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