Xclippy

Considering how often people use the copy and paste functions, it’s surprising that Microsoft failed to provide a more comprehensive clipboard managed with Windows. Luckily, there are tons of options out there when it comes to clipboard managers.

Xclippy is a lightweight utility that provides a quick way to save clipboards so that you can easily use them later on.

The utility comes with a modern interface designed as a table where each clipboard is stored individually in a line. A neat feature is that you lock the line, delete and edit it without too much hassle. Settings-wise, the app can be configured to start with Windows, be always on top, delete locked clips and adjust the transparency.

As far as the editing is concerned, you can do it directly within the line by clicking exactly where you want to add or remove characters. However, the tool also comes with some developer editing and you have numerous options, including here plain text, HTML, CSS, Markdown, PHP, JSON, Python, PowerShell and numerous others.

The application supports a maximum of 100 lines and, on the downside, feels rather clumsy when trying to get back to the main window. Basically, if you accessed the Settings, you need a few clicks to get back to the list of clipboard copies.

It is worth mentioning that the program works with text content only and hence, you can’t save images. At best, you can paste the link, providing the image is uploaded online. The latter feature is common with some modern clipboard managers and it can come in handy when saving infographics or images that you need to include in your content.

Although lacking the support for images, Xclippy performs rather well and can be useful for anyone looking for a simple and lightweight tool to manage text-based content.