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I can't say enough good things about a multiple clipboard manager. Not only is it useful to copy/paste multiple items in sequence, but it's a game changer to be able to quickly retrieve a code snippet, or URL, or CLI command you used recently; and/or, to trivially stash one just in case you'll want it later. (Primary downside: using a computer without multiple clipboards feels broken. What do you mean it "forgot" the thing I copied five minutes ago?)

My weapon of choice these days is LaunchBar [0]. Despite the clipboard history feature being bolted on to otherwise unrelated functionality, I love the low-friction keyboard shortcut: Cmd-\, arrow-down to the chosen item, release Cmd to automatically paste.

[0] https://obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html

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The searchable clipboard history in alfred app set to three months has been a complete game changer for me.

Pushing things that I may or may not need at some point into the clipboard has become subconcious. The type to search is a dream and can even be used without really looking.

I have no need for any actice code snippet managment/notes since anything that matters stays in the three month buffer.

Windows 10's builtin clipboard history (Win+V) is one of the best things they've added tbh

(it's opt-in, in case anyone's wondering...)

Also try Ditto. It has features I missed with the new built-in win10 tool which made be come back to it. Open source. https://ditto-cp.sourceforge.io/

Nice! I've been looking for something like this. Do you use tmux? I wonder how it works with tmux copy mode... Semi-related to this, I wish there was a way to visualize your undo/redo tree. I hate that if I want to undo a change I made 10 changes ago, I can't (at least, I don't know how to). Something like a jump list in vim.

I used to have Glipper installed in Gnome, but it looks like that's been a dead project for the better part of a decade now. Does anyone know a modern equivalent? I did enjoy having a clipboard manager

I guess one potential downside is that I use `pass` to manage passwords and I don't terribly want my passwords all stuck in my clipboard history...

I use Clipman. Simple, but does job.

Definitely agree. I've used a clipboard manager for years now, and I can't imagine going back. I always miss it when I'm not on my machine.

Yes! And please don't choose one that's too much powerful (usually means complexity) and bloated. On Windows over the decades I've tried a lot of them, and ATM, clipdiary is the best, because it does what I need (just keep a list of clip history and let me select and paste any of them handily) and not slow.

Unclutter on macOS is simple and doesn't get in the way as clipboard manager. It also has quick memo feature which I use to keep my to-do list.

These small things are part of the reasons I stick with macOS.

Not sure why in decades, Windows never have these things.

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