PureText is a useful tool to quickly convert clipboard text into plain text and remove all formatting. Usually, if you copy/paste text or paragraphs into a word processor or other rich text aware application, it will maintain all formatting including hyperlinks etc. PureText runs in the system tray and lets you remove all text formatting in the clipboard with a click on the tray icon or by using a keyboard hotkey. Optionally it can also paste the converted text directly into an open document. Portable, no installation.