But the main goal here is to offer that power to people who don't have the time or desire to learn scripting syntax, set up environments or debug code. They just want a tool that works out of the box. And even for technical folks, maintaining a script that parses complex HTML/RTF without breaking on nested tags (which often happens with Regex) is a headache I wanted to solve permanently.
Regarding privacy, that was actually my top priority when designing the architecture. I'm fully aware of how sensitive clipboard data is, which is why I built it to run 100% locally. You can literally block the app in your firewall or physically disconnect your internet and it works perfectly, I even built an offline license activation method specifically for high-security environments.
That exact feature, keeping the structure (bold/italic...) but stripping the junk was actually the hardest part to build. It requires parsing the full object tree recursively to make it compatible with any app, instead of just doing simple text replacements.
I saw so many people looking for that "middle ground" that I basically built the whole app around it. Glad it resonates!
A lot of people on HN wouldn't be your users. That's fine. Find them and post this there.
I write from the keyboard using “smart quotes…” It’s so much more beautiful.
That’s why I made it a toggleable rule: keep them for writing, but swap them automatically when you need valid code.
However, a macOS version is the #1 request I get. It is definitely on the roadmap! If you want, you can drop your email in the form at the very bottom of the site (under "Don't Miss What's Next") and I'll notify you specifically when the MacOS version is ready.
There's now a CLI that'll read and update your (Mac) clipboard with the result. For this italic use case you'll have to edit the source but it won't be that bad.