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by koyama on June 27, 2009 ·

If you get this message when trying to install the add-on:

"Copy Plain Text 0.3.3 could not be installed because it is not compatible with Firefox 3.0.11."

After some research on Google, what worked for me was this:

1. Download the .xpi file (right-click on "Add to Firefox", Save Link As...)
2. Unzip the .xpi file and you will find install.rdf
3. Locate the entry for , beneath
4. Bump the version number by replacing 2.0 with 4.0
5. Save the changes. With the new .xpi file you should be able to install the add-on

Note: I do not know if this is risky, or if there are side effects, but it seems to work for me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by superpigeon on June 2, 2009 ·

Unlike some other user in comments, it works just fine for me in Firefox 3.0.10, and if you take a look in the options, you can set it to default copy action and some other stuffs.

So it's a useful good addon !

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by sfchris on June 1, 2009 ·

This a heavily used addon back in the Firefox 1.x days. I wish someone would tweak it to work with Firefox 3.0.5.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by jshi on May 25, 2009 ·

doesn't work for firefox 3.0.10

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by jshi on May 25, 2009 ·

doesn't work for firefox 3.0.10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by KIZILSUNGUR on April 24, 2009 ·

Marvellous!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by MrsBJ on April 11, 2009 ·

Works Great!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by JerusalemJoe on March 28, 2009 ·

absolutely indispensable

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by rawny on March 26, 2009 ·

Fantastic, saves me a lot of trouble when moving code between the browser and other windows, thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by koyama on March 3, 2009 ·

Copy Plain Text 0.3.3 could not be installed because it is not compatible with Firefox 3.0.5.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by MutleyPuppy on Feb. 27, 2009 ·

Simple and easy to use. I wouldn't be without it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by NorlandoPat on Jan. 27, 2009 ·

Great! Makes my copying & pasting of full headers on emails so much more readable when reporting spam.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Foxmaniac on Jan. 17, 2009 ·

This is such a neat and powerful tool and has been a favorite of mine throughout the years and versions. Jeremy Gillick has written a number of supremely simple and clever add-ons. Here's a suggestion for a new one: If one could copy a sentence from a page together with the embedded link to that page, it would be supremely useful. This is the SOP for the better bulletin boards and blogs, and with Google docs becoming a more useful tool, I find myself always making two trips to a page to take notes: One to copy a bit of text, and the other trip to get the URL.
But again - thank you, Mr. Gillick, for this great add-on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Roy on Jan. 8, 2009 ·

Have just clean installed Firefox 3.0.5.
On installing Copy Plain Text 0.3.3 Firefox tells me that it is "Not compatible with Firefox 3.0.5".

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by iematthew on Jan. 6, 2009 ·

Hallelujah! This has been a thorn in my side for years. Thanks a million!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Phylis Sophical on Dec. 19, 2008 ·

One of the best and simplest to use. Just right click and choose 'copy as plain text. Works perfectly.

Thank You, Developers!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by TantricPoppy on Dec. 18, 2008 ·

One of those essential add-ons that you wonder how you coped without. Small, simple and effective.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by datasong on Dec. 1, 2008 ·

Thunderbird 2 ..... please!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

by tom9988 on Nov. 19, 2008 ·

Not for Thunderbird 2.0

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by veloce on Nov. 3, 2008 ·

Thank you! This is such a simple tool and yet removes the tedious step of having to paste my clipboard into Notepad, then copy it again to get just the "plain text".