diff --git a/resources/report/js/script.js b/resources/report/js/script.js
index 66cf94cd..22381f78 100644
--- a/resources/report/js/script.js
+++ b/resources/report/js/script.js
@@ -545,6 +545,54 @@ function clearAllMetadata(evt) {
         }
     });
 }
+function copyContent(evt) {
+    var messages = [];
+    var plugins = [];
+
+    if (loot.game) {
+        loot.game.globalMessages.forEach(function(message){
+            var m = {};
+            messages.push({
+                type: message.type,
+                content: message.content[0].str
+            });
+        });
+        loot.game.plugins.forEach(function(plugin){
+            plugins.push({
+                name: plugin.name,
+                crc: plugin.crc,
+                version: plugin.version,
+                isActive: plugin.isActive,
+                isDummy: plugin.isDummy,
+                loadsBSA: plugin.loadsBSA,
+
+                modPriority: plugin.modPriority,
+                isGlobalPriority: plugin.isGlobalPriority,
+                messages: plugin.messages,
+                tags: plugin.tags,
+                isDirty: plugin.isDirty
+            });
+        });
+    } else {
+        var message = document.getElementById('generalMessagesList').getElementsByTagName('ul')[0].firstElementChild;
+        if (message) {
+            messages.push({
+                type: 'error',
+                content: message.textContent
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    var request = JSON.stringify({
+        name: 'copyContent',
+        args: [{
+            messages: messages,
+            plugins: plugins
+        }]
+    });
+
+    loot.query(request).catch(processCefError);
+}
 function handlePluginDrop(evt) {
     evt.stopPropagation();
 
@@ -811,6 +859,7 @@ function setupEventHandlers() {
     document.getElementById('redatePluginsButton').addEventListener('click', redatePlugins, false);
     document.getElementById('openLogButton').addEventListener('click', openLogLocation, false);
     document.getElementById('wipeUserlistButton').addEventListener('click', clearAllMetadata, false);
+    document.getElementById('copyContentButton').addEventListener('click', copyContent, false);
     document.getElementById('gameMenu').addEventListener('click', openMenu, false);
     document.getElementById('settingsButton').addEventListener('click', showSettingsDialog, false);
     document.getElementById('helpMenu').addEventListener('click', openMenu, false);
@@ -929,6 +978,10 @@ function initVars() {
                 console.log('getInstalledGames response: ' + results[1]);
             }
 
+            if (results.length > 3) {
+                updateInterfaceWithGameInfo(results[3]);
+            }
+
             try {
                 loot.settings = JSON.parse(results[2]);
                 if (loot.settings.filters == undefined) {
@@ -941,9 +994,7 @@ function initVars() {
                 console.log('getSettings response: ' + results[2]);
             }
 
-            if (results.length > 3) {
-                updateInterfaceWithGameInfo(results[3]);
-            } else {
+            if (results.length == 3) {
                 document.getElementById('settingsButton').click();
             }
 
diff --git a/resources/report/report.html b/resources/report/report.html
index 3f747a80..98c7b3cd 100644
--- a/resources/report/report.html
+++ b/resources/report/report.html
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@
                 <li id="redatePluginsButton"><span class="fa fa-fw fa-calendar-o"></span>Redate Plugins <!-- or fa-clock-o fa-history -->
                 <li id="openLogButton"><span class="fa fa-fw fa-folder-open"></span>Open Debug Log Location
                 <li id="wipeUserlistButton"><span class="fa fa-fw fa-trash-o"></span>Clear All User Metadata
+                <li id="copyContentButton"><span class="fa fa-fw fa-copy"></span>Copy Content As Text
             </ol>
             <li id="gameMenu">Game
             <ol class="hidden">
diff --git a/src/backend/json.h b/src/backend/json.h
index 15c94c99..ab9fec68 100644
--- a/src/backend/json.h
+++ b/src/backend/json.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace loot {
 
             // yaml-cpp produces `!<!>` artifacts in its output, so remove them.
             std::string json = out.c_str();
-            boost::replace_all(json, "!<!>", "");
+            boost::replace_all(json, "!<!> ", "");
             // There's also a bit of weirdness where there are some \x escapes and some \u escapes.
             // They should all be \u, so transform them.
             boost::replace_all(json, "\\x", "\\u00");
diff --git a/src/gui/handler.cpp b/src/gui/handler.cpp
index 7aca15db..9fb189cf 100644
--- a/src/gui/handler.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/handler.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,28 @@ namespace loot {
             callback->Success("");
             return true;
         }
+        else if (requestName == "copyContent") {
+            // Has one arg, just convert it to a YAML output string.
+            try {
+                YAML::Emitter yout;
+                yout.SetIndent(2);
+                yout << request["args"][0];
+                string text = yout.c_str();
+                // Get rid of yaml-cpp weirdness.
+                boost::replace_all(text, "!<!> ", "");
+                CopyToClipboard(text);
+                callback->Success("");
+            }
+            catch (loot::error &e) {
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Failed to copy plugin metadata. Details: " << e.what();
+                callback->Failure(e.code(), string("Failed to copy plugin metadata. Details: ") + e.what());
+            }
+            catch (std::exception& e) {
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Failed to copy plugin metadata. Details: " << e.what();
+                callback->Failure(-1, string("Failed to copy plugin metadata. Details: ") + e.what());
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -365,32 +387,11 @@ namespace loot {
             yout.SetIndent(2);
             yout << plugin;
             text = yout.c_str();
+            // Get rid of yaml-cpp weirdness.
+            boost::replace_all(text, "!<!> ", "");
         }
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        if (!OpenClipboard(NULL)) {
-            throw loot::error(loot::error::windows_error, "Failed to open the Windows clipboard.");
-        }
-
-        if (!EmptyClipboard()) {
-            throw loot::error(loot::error::windows_error, "Failed to empty the Windows clipboard.");
-        }
-
-        // The clipboard takes a Unicode (ie. UTF-16) string that it then owns and must not
-        // be destroyed by LOOT. Convert the string, then copy it into a new block of 
-        // memory for the clipboard.
-        wstring wtext = ToWinWide(text);
-        wchar_t * wcstr = new wchar_t[wtext.length() + 1];
-        wcscpy(wcstr, wtext.c_str());
-
-        if (SetClipboardData(CF_UNICODETEXT, wcstr) == NULL) {
-            throw loot::error(loot::error::windows_error, "Failed to copy metadata to the Windows clipboard.");
-        }
-
-        if (!CloseClipboard()) {
-            throw loot::error(loot::error::windows_error, "Failed to close the Windows clipboard.");
-        }
-#endif
+        CopyToClipboard(text);
 
         BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Exported userlist metadata text for \"" << pluginName << "\": " << text;
     }
@@ -905,6 +906,33 @@ namespace loot {
         return YAML::Node();
     }
 
+    void Handler::CopyToClipboard(const std::string& text) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        if (!OpenClipboard(NULL)) {
+            throw loot::error(loot::error::windows_error, "Failed to open the Windows clipboard.");
+        }
+
+        if (!EmptyClipboard()) {
+            throw loot::error(loot::error::windows_error, "Failed to empty the Windows clipboard.");
+        }
+
+        // The clipboard takes a Unicode (ie. UTF-16) string that it then owns and must not
+        // be destroyed by LOOT. Convert the string, then copy it into a new block of 
+        // memory for the clipboard.
+        wstring wtext = ToWinWide(text);
+        wchar_t * wcstr = new wchar_t[wtext.length() + 1];
+        wcscpy(wcstr, wtext.c_str());
+
+        if (SetClipboardData(CF_UNICODETEXT, wcstr) == NULL) {
+            throw loot::error(loot::error::windows_error, "Failed to copy metadata to the Windows clipboard.");
+        }
+
+        if (!CloseClipboard()) {
+            throw loot::error(loot::error::windows_error, "Failed to close the Windows clipboard.");
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
     // LootHandler methods
     //--------------------
 
diff --git a/src/gui/handler.h b/src/gui/handler.h
index 034e03b8..d7d52ff3 100644
--- a/src/gui/handler.h
+++ b/src/gui/handler.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ namespace loot {
 
         YAML::Node Handler::GenerateDerivedMetadata(const std::string& pluginName);
         YAML::Node Handler::GenerateDerivedMetadata(const Plugin& file, const Plugin& masterlist, const Plugin& userlist);
+
+        void CopyToClipboard(const std::string& text);
     };
 
     class LootHandler : public CefClient,