Format Copier

A format painter for Gmail. Copies a text format and applies that format to other text.

As of June 2026, Format Copier has 6,000 users and a 4.20/5 rating from 20 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Version
3.52
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 18, 2026.

6.1K6.0K5.9KApr 18, 2026Jun 14, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 18, 20266.0K4.37193.51
Apr 24, 20266.0K4.37193.52
Jun 3, 20266.0K4.37193.52
Now6.0K4.20203.52

Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabcontextMenusstoragealarmsidentityidentity.email
Host access
https://backend.formatpainter.com/*, https://ipinfo.io/*

Screenshots

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About

A format painter for Gmail has arrived. This extension is a tool to copy the format of a body of text and paste that format onto another body of text.

This extension has been specifically designed to work with Gmail when it is accessed through the Google Chrome Browser.
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 INSTRUCTIONS - See below or above video
For installation instructions see instruction video. 

* After installing this extension, close all opened windows of Chrome and then reopen. Once Chrome is reopened, the extension will operate. 
1.    Highlight the text you wish to copy the format from and then right click “Format Copier” from the right click menu then click “Copy”
2.   Highlight the text you wish to copy the format to and then right click “Format Copier” from the right click menu then click “Paste”
3.   Congratulations!

Want to speed things up? You can assign “Copy” and “Paste” to keyboard shortcuts. Instructions on how to do this below or in the video.
1.    In your Chrome Browser go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts
2.     Find this extension and assign copy and paste functions to a keyboard shortcut of your choosing. This can be achieved for each function by first clicking the pencil icon next to each function
3.    You have successfully assigned keyboard shortcuts to the copy and paste functions, Congratulations!

Instructions with keyboard shortcuts.
1.     Highlight the text you wish to copy the format from and then enter your keyboard shortcut for the “Copy” function
2.     Highlight the text you wish to copy the format from and then enter your keyboard shortcut for the “Paste” function
3.       You have successfully copied and pasted text format, congratulations!
 
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Step by step instructions also in video form above.
*note that copying the format of bullet points is not yet supported. All updates are included free of charge for any customers that have previously purchased.

Technical

Version
3.52
Manifest
V3
Size
330KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
54
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
bnfpfpdmaekgccgcfikhkjoejhoapnbj
Developer ID
u172a488f9041569638b67c553b1c8589
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Feb 15, 2023
Last Updated (Store)
Apr 5, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 14, 2026
Website
formatpainter.com

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