SmartClip

SmartClip is a very small freeware application designed to enhance the standard Windows clipboard utility.

As you probably know by now, the Windows clipboard does nothing more than to save a single copied item, which isn’t quite helpful in case you wish to save previously copied data.

That’s the purpose of SmartClip. The application can save multiple clipboard entries and let you manage them with the help of fully configurable keyboard shortcuts.

Once you launch the app, it places an icon in the System Tray that allows you not only to empty the clipboard but also to disable SmartClip and use the standard Windows clipboard.

The configuration screen is the one that brings all its features in the spotlight. You can for example define the number of clipboard items you want SmartClip to remember, disable the app temporarily or even configure the hotkeys.

And speaking of keyboard shortcuts, you can define one for activating the SmartClip preview panel, for inserting the previous or the next entry to the clipboard or simply for deleting the current clipboard entry.

SmartClip doesn’t slow down the system and works smoothly on both older and newer workstations, without even requiring administrator privileges on Windows 7 workstations.

All things considered, SmartClip is one of the simplest ways to enhance the Windows clipboard. Unfortunately, it has only a few built-in features, so it still needs a bunch of upgrades. The available goodies however can come in handy to both beginners and those more experienced.