Clean Copy

approved

by Rafael Mehdiyev

This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Copy notes to clipboard without YAML, wikilinks, tags, block IDs, and callout syntax.

Updated todayMIT
Install in ObsidianView on GitHub

Clean Copy

I got tired of copying a note and pasting it somewhere only to see the YAML frontmatter at the top. So I made this plugin. It copies your note to clipboard without the frontmatter or cleans it before copy. That's the main thing.

What it does

  • Removes the --- frontmatter block at the top
  • Turns [[wikilinks]] into plain text
  • Strips inline #tags
  • Removes ^block-id anchors
  • Cleans up callout syntax (> [!NOTE] etc.)
  • Optional: strip all Markdown formatting too (bold, italic, headings) — off by default

If you select text first, it copies just the selection. Otherwise it copies the whole note.

Usage

  • Click the ribbon icon on the left sidebar, or
  • Use the command palette → "Copy note without properties"
  • There's also a "Copy as plain text" command if you want everything stripped, including formatting

Settings

Go to Settings → Clean Copy to toggle what gets removed. Everything is on by default except the Markdown formatting stripping.

Settings

Author

Rafael Mehdiyev

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