Express Paste

Although the Windows clipboard can only hold one element at a time, it’s close to impossible to imagine working without it. On the bright side of things, there are various third-party enhancements you can install in order to bypass this limitation. For instance, Express Paste adds more slots for your regular strings you need to paste often.

First of all, your computer needs to be fitted with .NET Framework to enable application functionality, but it usually comes in the default set of features with modern Windows iterations, so there’s a high chance it’s already there.

The configuration window shows up on launch, letting you take a look over the set of features. There are several fields already fitted with some entries to serve as an example, and you’re free to edit them. Up to 18 different slots are at your disposal, each fitted with a unique icon for easy identification, which comes in handy when in minibar mode.

On the downside, the application can’t be sent to the tray area, and always stays on the taskbar. However, there is a minibar mode which compacts everything in a vertical button layout, letting you identify stored items by the associated icons. This mode doesn’t offer any editing options. What’s more, you can’t have it stay on top of every other window to prevent losing focus.

Note, however, that you need to spend a bit of time to fill up fields of interest, because the application doesn’t automatically store entries you copy. This isn’t an inconvenience, but rather a feature, because it’s core function is to help you have lengthy strings at hand for when you need to often use them.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Express Paste is the type of application to use when your work implies using standard text strings often. It saves you a great deal of time, and even though you can’t customize slots with hotkeys, it does come with a minibar mode to somehow solve the issue.