Formatting matrix

What each destination accepts

The formatter uses features that survive a normal paste into each message composer. When an app has no matching feature, Pasteful converts the structure to readable text.

• Headings become bold lines
• Nested lists retain indentation
• Tables become labelled rows
• Links keep labels and destinations
• Code fences and inline code remain distinct

What Copy puts on the clipboard

WhatsApp, Discord and Zendesk ticket comments receive destination-specific text syntax. iMessage, Signal, Telegram, Slack, Teams, Gmail, Outlook, Notion, Word and Google Docs receive both a text/plain fallback and safe semantic HTML when the browser supports ClipboardItem. Calendar descriptions receive portable plain text. Slack also exposes API-style mrkdwn, while Notion and Google Docs expose portable Markdown.

Google Docs, Markdown and Word files

Notion and Google Docs can receive rich clipboard content or portable Markdown. Markdown export creates a UTF-8 .md file. Word export creates an OOXML .docx package with heading styles, numbering, links, code and tables.

Plain text

Plain mode removes emphasis, strike, heading and code markers while keeping paragraphs, bullets, numbering and explicit link destinations readable.