Paste It 4.0

This week I will be releasing version 4.0 updates to both of my browser extensions, Paste It and Papercuts. Each features a number of new features that I hope you find useful, including a long-awaited workaround for sites like Gmail.

First off, here are the changes you'll find in Paste It 4.0, which offers further enhancements to the recently released 3.6 update.

Workaround for Unsupported Input Fields (e.g. Gmail)

One of the most commonly reported issues for both Paste It and Papercuts is that pasting was unsupported on some websites, particularly those that use rich text editing such as Gmail or Reddit. This has proven difficult to fix as it would require a deep understanding of how these sites operate, and their implementations could potentially change over time.

With the version 4.0 updates, I have implemented a workaround which will intelligently detect when the text does not paste successfully, in which case an option will appear to allow you to copy the text to the clipboard instead. From there you can paste your text using regular system commands such as Ctrl+V or the context menu.

Paste Text for 4 Different Keyboard Shortcuts

Another popularly requested feature for Paste It has been the ability to support more lines of text. With the new update, Paste It will support up to  3 alternate paste texts in addition to the primary text, which you can set from the "Alternate Paste Text" section of the Options page. By default these use Alt+Shift+V, Alt+B and Alt+Shift+B, all of which can be customized from chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

Note that Alternate Text can only be pasted from keyboard shortcuts - Chromium has a hard limit of one toolbar icon and one context menu entry per extension, so these methods will only support the primary text string. Some people have suggested  using a dropdown menu to allow these to be expanded, but I believe that would detract from the speed and simplicity of Paste It. I recommend looking to Papercuts if you wish to store and paste multiple notes.

Dyamic Keyboard Shortcuts and Better Mac Support

Paste It 4.0 also improves the recently added custom shortcut feature so that the Options page will now show the correct keyboard shortcut if you customise it. Additionally, on MacOS this will now display as "⌥+V" by default.

Paste It can be installed for free from the Chrome Web Store or Edge Add-ons store. The version 4.0 update will be available within a few days, pending approval from Google and Microsoft.

Paste It is offered 100% free with no ads or paywalled features. Please show your support by leaving a review in the Chrome Web Store, Edge Add-ons store or sharing it with your friends.