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CopyQ

Multi-Platform Clipboard Manager with Advanced Features Created by Lukas Holecek

Free Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux

Clipboard manager with searchable and editable history.

It's possible to save plain text, images, HTML and other formats, use plugins, filter out content by text, data format or window from which it is copied, use multiple tabs, control application using command-line interface and scripting, assign system-wide shortcuts, paste item into application just by selecting it in tray menu and more.

CopyQ is listed in

My Windows Setup, The Complete Suite of Programs Needed After New Windows Installation [V2.0: Advanced], Windows Apps, Web Dev for Windows, and My Windows software

Links to official CopyQ sites

Official Website GitHub

Features

Clipboard monitoring History Image copy Native Notification Icons Notetaking Portable Image Preview Scripting Tag based Todos Add a feature

Categories

Development Office & Productivity

Tags

clipboard-extender clipboard-history clipboard-manager clipboard-save clipboard-tool clipboard-viewer

CopyQ was added by lukho in Mar 2013 and the latest update was made in May 2020. The list of alternatives was updated Jun 2020. It's possible to update the information on CopyQ or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

Shows a list of previously copied text or images.

Tabs with text, HTML and image items

Simple built-in editor

Tabs in tree with icons and item counter

Custom user commands, script and global shortcuts

Theme configuration

Multiple sessions

MORE APP INFO Official website

Reviews 9

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CopyQ Comments

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Comment by toddkaufmann

about CopyQ · Jun 2017 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Multiple clipboards are great for saving things for later,
especially when it wouldn't normally be worthwhile to open an editor to save for later

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