Clipboard managers like Clipboard Master extend the standard Windows clipboard. Most add more functionality than just the ability to store multiple items in the clipboard at the same time.

Being able to access the Clipboard history is fine, but it is not the only thing that makes or break a clipboard software. It is for instance equally important that the program is compatible with applications on the system, or that the copying and pasting does not take longer than the same operation with the standard Windows clipboard.

Clipboard Master comes with a lot of extra features that make the application incredibly powerful.

Lets start with the basics though. The clipboard manager stores all copied items in the clipboard. The default option to select them again is either the standard Ctrl-v if the last item needs to be pasted, or Windows-v if a previously copied item need to be pasted. The program supports the selection and pasting of multiple items at once.

The selection menu displays a list of stored items. Icons in front of every entry indicate the type, for instance text or url.

The little window can be pinned to the top so that it is always visible on the screen. Items can be pasted with the enter key, or a double-click and the selection of paste.

A search is provided that automatically filters the listing based on the characters entered in the search form.

The small clipboard history window offers two additional features that become available by pressing f4 and by right-clicking on an entry.

F4 opens a side panel that displays categories. Here it is possible to filter the clipboard entries by type and to access pre-configured entries. Available by default are entries for mails and letters, HTML special characters or data and time information.

Options are provided to add or delete entries from those groups.

The right-click menu displays several processing options, from converting clipboard entries (e.g. lower case, decimal, binary, trimming) to different pasting options (for instance to paste with tab for form entries) and editing of entries.

The program settings offer additional options. From defining program related pasting methods over automatic text conversion options to keyboard shortcut modifications and the blacklisting of items.

Clipboard Master Features

• Store text, files and pictures in the clipboard
• Create groups to store often used text snippets
• Compatible with all Windows applications
• Automatic formatting and special pasting options
• Extensive list of keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys
• Clipboard history is saved between sessions

Clipboard Master offers an impressive feature set that leaves little to be desired. The program is compatible with all 32-bit and 64-bit Windows client and server editions, from Windows 2000 to Windows 7. Downloads of the latest version, a revision history and user manual are provided at the developer website. (via)

ArcClip is a free Windows clipboard software replacement that remembers the last 50 text items by default that have been copied to the Windows clipboard. The options contain various settings to change that figure and the limitation to only accept text so that non-text items are also accepted and remembered.

The software program will automatically store items that are copied to the Windows clipboard with the means to access them using a hotkey combination (default is [Ctrl Shift Z].

ArsClip has several other advantages over the default clipboard program in Windows. It will by default remember items at the next system startup, provide options to process text that gets copied to the clipboard, to paste all items at once and to store permanent items.

ArsClip uses a very reasonable 6-8 Megabytes of computer memory while running depending on the amount and size of the items currently stored in the Windows Clipboard.

We already covered similar applications like the Windows clipboard manager Xneat in the past.