Copy-pasting is probably one of the most common things any computer user does. For Windows users, whenever you copy something it stays in the clipboard for you to paste to other locations. The problem with this is when you copy something else, the clipboard gets erased to make room for the new item you copied. To overcome this limitation, take a look at the freeware utility, ArsClip.
ArsClip is a FREE (freeware) utility for the windows clipboard. ArsClip monitors the clipboard and keeps track of the entries. Press a configurable hotkey and select an item (or items) to quickly paste into a program. [...] ArsClip remembers the last 15 (default) or more text entries entered into the Window’s clipboard and can be configured to monitor non-text items.
You can read the documentation here, but there are some very useful features available with this utility:
- Queue style remembered items so your copied items remain in the order they were added.
- Permanent items for stuff you paste a lot.
- No installation required.
ArsClip seems like it will handle most anything, but does anyone have another clipboard replacement utility they prefer?
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I’ve been using Clipmate for many years now but you have to pay for it. It has lots of features including multiple collections , search facility, “power paste” etc.
I’m using this because the “Make First Comment” link won’t work. I have used Oscar’s MiniClip for about seven years, and I just love it. It has a drag-and-drop feature that is quite useful. It is highly configurable. I have mine set to hold as many as 100 items, with each item having the capability of containing 20,000 letters. You can read more at this Web site: http://www.mediachance.com/free/miniclip.htm. Try it—I think you’ll like it!