This free tool fixes your copy-paste headaches

Have you ever pasted text into Slack or Google Docs and noticed that everything looks just plain wrong? You’re not alone. Formatting is a mess on the internet right now, mostly because different apps use different standards. There’s rich text, used by the likes of Microsoft Word and Google Docs. There’s Markdown, an increasingly common way of formatting text using plain-text characters—Reddit and Discord both use this. And then there’s Slack, which for some reason uses its own formatting scheme entirely. The result? Copying and pasting text between apps often turns into a serious headache. And sure, you can always fix the formatting by hand, if you want—but if you’re working with something long or generally just wanting to avoid a hassle, a clever free tool can make all the difference in the world. This tip originally appeared in the free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence. Get the next issue in your inbox and get ready to discover all sorts of awesome tech treasures! Your flawless formatting fix-up Copynpaste is a free website that can format text properly for Reddit, Slack, and other applications. ➜ You just paste in whatever text you’ve copied, choose the app you’re pa…