Like a word processor, but your style travels everywhere
Word, Google Docs or Pages format your text with a “layer of paint” that only exists inside the document — paste it into a message or a bio and the formatting vanishes. ETeext works the other way round: the style is written into the characters themselves, so your styled text keeps its look wherever you paste it.
Why formatting disappears when you paste
Your clipboard actually carries two versions of your text: a rich one (heavy, invisible code for fonts, margins and colours) and a raw one (plain Unicode). Social networks, messaging apps and most single-line fields keep only the raw version — so the “paint” is stripped away and your bold or italic is gone.
With ETeext, the style is in the text — and it stays on your device
ETeext gives you the familiarity of a word processor, but it produces real Unicode characters that travel intact wherever you paste them. And it's offline-first: it runs locally in your browser, so your text stays on your device — no account, no cloud (except the optional AI features).
Why choose ETeext
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See it before you paste
WYSIWYG: what you see is what you can use and take anywhere — social networks, messaging, all kinds of apps…
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As easy as a word processor
The ease of a word processor — for stylish text.
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Whole paragraphs, many styles
Multiple styles in a whole paragraph — not just one line.
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Offline-first
Everything stays on your device, even offline.
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No ads, no tracking
No ads, no tracking. Nothing leaves — unless you decide.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from Word, Google Docs or Pages?
In Word or Docs, when you bold a word, the formatting is a layer laid over the text: it only exists inside the document. Paste that word into a message or a bio and the style disappears. ETeext works the opposite way: the style is written into the characters themselves, so your styled text copies and pastes anywhere while keeping its look.
What happens if I paste text from Word, Docs, Pages or LibreOffice into a social network or a messaging app?
Your computer actually copies two versions to the clipboard: a rich version (heavy, invisible code handling fonts, margins and colours) and a raw version (limited to Unicode). Networks and messaging apps often keep only the raw version — which is why the formatting vanishes.
How do the main families of text software differ?
There are four: plain-text editors (Notepad, TextEdit, VS Code) that only write Unicode; word processors (Word, Docs, Pages, LibreOffice) built for layout and printing, with complex code behind every word; note-taking apps (Notion, Evernote, Apple Notes); and typography apps (iA Writer, Obsidian, Ulysses) that separate content from form with simple tags.
Cloud or local: what is the impact on my privacy and availability?
Cloud apps (Google Docs, Notion) send every keystroke to remote servers: great real-time collaboration, but they need a connection and hand your data to a third party. Local editors like ETeext save everything on your device: privacy, speed and offline autonomy. ETeext is designed offline-first and runs in your browser.
How do social networks, messaging apps and websites react to text pasted from a word processor?
Each destination chooses what it reads from your clipboard. Networks (Facebook, Instagram, X) drop Word's visual code and keep only raw Unicode — which is exactly why a tool like ETeext, which produces real Unicode characters that already look styled, gets through everywhere. Messaging apps (WhatsApp, Slack, Teams) are unpredictable with rich text. And website editors (WordPress, Wix) sometimes import invisible “parasite code” that breaks your page layout.
Any must-know tricks for reliable copy-paste?
Two cleaning techniques: “Paste as plain text” (Ctrl+Shift+V on Windows, Cmd+Option+Shift+V on Mac), which strips all formatting and pastes only the letters; and the “Notepad cleanup” — if text from Word breaks an app or a site, paste it into Notepad or TextEdit first to wash off the invisible code, then re-copy it clean. With ETeext you don't need this: the style is already inside the Unicode characters, so it pastes cleanly everywhere.