Always paste without formatting on macOS

When copying and pasting on a Mac, most applications will retain the formatting of whatever you copied. Use this trick to paste unformatted text.

Always paste without formatting on macOS

When copying and pasting on a Mac, most applications will retain the formatting of whatever you copied. If that bugs you as much as it bugs me, try this trick to switch up the default to pasting unformatted text. Or more accurately, having the pasted text ignore its own formatting and match the text where it's pasted.

  1. Open the System Preferences app.
  2. Go to Keyboard > Shortcuts.
  3. Click on App Shortcuts.
  4. Add a new shortcut.
  5. Choose All Applications for the Application, and type Paste and Match Style. Enter ⌘V for the Keyboard Shortcut. Click Add.

Next time you copy/paste, the copied text will fit in with the style of wherever it's  pasted. Cool.