Enhancement Proposal: Change "Copy to Clipboard" Behavior to Copy Formatted Text Instead of Raw Markdown

[marlonka]

I would like to propose a user experience enhancement for the "Copy to Clipboard" button (the icon with two overlapping papers).

Current Behavior

Currently, when a user clicks the "Copy to Clipboard" button on a message, it copies the raw Markdown source code of the response.

For example, copying a message that looks like this on screen:

Project Conclusion

• The project was a success.
• All goals were met.

...results in the following text being added to the clipboard:

## **Project Conclusion**

*   The project was a **success**.
*   All goals were met.

The User's Goal

In many cases, the user's intention is to paste this formatted content directly into a rich text application like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, an email client, or a content management system. When they paste the raw Markdown, they have to manually re-apply all the formatting, which can be tedious.

While it is possible to get the formatted text by manually selecting it with the mouse and using Ctrl+C, this is less intuitive than using the dedicated copy button.

Proposed Enhancement

I propose changing the behavior of the "Copy to Clipboard" button to copy the rendered, formatted text (as Rich Text/HTML) instead of the raw Markdown source.

With this change, when a user clicks the copy button on the example above and pastes it into a program like Word, it would appear exactly as it does in the LibreChat UI:

Project Conclusion

• The project was a success.
• All goals were met.

Benefits of this Change

1. Improved User Experience: This behavior is more aligned with what most users would expect from a copy button. It makes the process of transferring content from LibreChat to other applications seamless.
2. Increased Efficiency: It saves users the extra steps of either manually selecting text or cleaning up raw Markdown syntax after pasting.
3. Maintains Functionality: Users who still need the raw Markdown source can easily access it by clicking the "Edit" (pencil) icon. Therefore, no functionality is lost; we are simply making the default copy action more useful for a broader audience.

This small change would significantly improve the workflow for users who leverage LibreChat for generating reports, emails, documents, and other formatted content.

Thank you for your consideration! I believe this would be a valuable addition to the platform.