Simple clippings app

[pja2536]

HI! I do all my writing in Markdown (CommonMark and GitHub Markdown). Most of the apps I use don't support non-standard formatting but do support the HTML equivalents.

So, I am looking for an app that can take selected text (from the Clipboard I guess) and add HTML syntax around the selected text. And then allow the marked-up text to be pasted back (from the Clipboard).

For example:

<mark>Selected text</mark> for highlighted text

<u>Selected text</u> for underlined text

<center>
Block of selected text
</center> for centered text

Something accessible from the toolbar that keeps the number of keystroke to the absolute minimum would be nice.

Regards
Peter

 

[Macbookey]

5. Filters - Pastebot for Mac Help

tapbots.com

Does this help? I’ve been using Pastebot forever as a basic clipboard manager. It is wired to my brain so I have a hard time using anything else. It is accessible from the menu bar with a keystroke of your choosing and has a lot of customization as well. I love how it does sequential paste for multiple items as well. Plus it is Tapbots, and I like their stuff. Wish they had more apps TBH. I don’t do social media anymore, but Tweetbot was awesome.

Another alternative that is completely free is https://macmost.com/cliptools by Gary Rosenzweig of Macmost fame. I am not sure if it does what you need though. I tried it, but I am just too used to Pastebot after years of use.

 

[pja2536]

Another alternative that is completely free is https://macmost.com/cliptools by Gary Rosenzweig of Macmost fame. I am not sure if it does what you need though. I tried it, but I am just too used to Pastebot after years of use.

Macbookey,

Thanks for the ClipTools recommendation. After posting here I found out about ClipTools and now have it installed. I will have a look at Pastebot.

My snippets/clippings are not that sophisticated and I find it hard see the value in apps like TextExpander (particularly when you have to pay for them in Australian Dollars 🤔😕☹️😬

Thanks again for your reply,
Peter

 

[Macbookey]

Macbookey,

Thanks for the ClipTools recommendation. After posting here I found out about ClipTools and now have it installed. I will have a look at Pastebot.

My snippets/clippings are not that sophisticated and I find it hard see the value in apps like TextExpander (particularly when you have to pay for them in Australian Dollars 🤔😕☹️😬

Thanks again for your reply,
Peter

Glad to have helped. 👍