Advanced Paste Makes Ctrl+C and Ctr+V Seem Antiquated
Windows 11’s PowerToys freeware utility will now have a feature that lets you “intelligently paste” text from your clipboard in a bunch of new formats that weren’t readily available before. It’s a small, neat change spotted by The Verge.
Advanced text paste lets you paste as plain text, markdown, or JSON. You can set the keyboard shortcut you want for each.
A new feature includes “paste text with AI,” which could also summarize or translate copied text for you automatically. This requires a separate OpenAI API key in PowerToys settings. To activate the Advanced Paste, you need to enable it in settings, then hit Windows Key + Shift + V.
