Clipboard Canvas

Working with various file batches, multiple screenshots and a plethora of email addresses can be cumbersome, especially when it comes to repeating tasks. In order to speed up the working process, having your most used phrases and pictures ready for pasting can make a huge difference, which is where Clipboard Canvas comes into play, with its flexible design and handy feature set.

When starting the app, users are greeted to an elegantly designed interface that closely follows Microsoft’s latest iteration of the Fluent design language, making it blend in with the rest of the utilities that are bundled with Windows 11. The layout is relatively straightforward, grouping copied items into custom collections that are stored on disk to prevent data loss when updating the app or operating system.

In order to easily find the right entry, the program has an optional “Timeline” view of the copied elements that lists them in chronological order, similar to Windows’ native implementation that requires a Microsoft account for synchronization purposes. However, where Clipboard Canvas excels is in the added functionality compared to the built-in copy-and-paste utility.

Users with mouse-based workflows no longer have to rely on a keyboard shortcut to bring up the interface, nor are they confined to a small, non-resizable window. Instead, entries can be reordered and rearranged in configurations that can suit the users’ muscle memory in what is called “Infinite Canvas”, a concept similar to Microsoft’s own OneNote design, minus the zooming capabilities.

By default, items’ titles are formatted according to the time at which they were copied, and users can quickly open the files themselves for directly sharing via other applications or editing them if they are in text or image format, without removing them from the canvas.

In terms of improvements required, while elements can be added automatically to the app as soon as they are copied, some file types seem to crash the program at times, and it can take a while for the content to appear at times, depending on the file size.

Those looking for a way to access their copied items in a more organized fashion with custom categories and positions on a larger canvas, then Clipboard Canvas’ elegant interface and accessible layout may be the best tool for reorganizing your workflow and increasing your productivity.