Jason Snell

Just posted on Six Colors: The case for clipboard managers

https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/12/the-case-for-clipboard-managers/

The case for clipboard managers

Pastebot’s history window. Last week, I walked myself through the process of realizing the power of macOS Defaults and how, over the two decades of modern macOS, Apple has addressed most of t…

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Dec 14, 2023 at 8:41pmWeb
Show threadMatchaMakesDec 14, 2023
@jsnell Absolutely! It's an essential feature for me. Computers feel broken without it, especially my iPad. I use it for quite a bit of writing and coding!
Show threadStefan in SwedenDec 14, 2023
@jsnell great article and I also don’t understand that it isn’t there as I use a clipboard manager daily and frequently
Show threadSouprMattDec 14, 2023

@jsnell The utility "Better Touch Tool" also includes a clipboard manager.

https://docs.folivora.ai/docs/8_clipboardmanager.html

Clipboard Manager · GitBook

Show threadJames AtkinsonDec 14, 2023
@jsnell Any chance you can write an article called “The case for a basic audio mixer”?
Show threadPeter ChristensenDec 14, 2023
@jsnell Oh man... the clipboard as a liminal space. What a beautiful and trippy concept. I'd never really thought of it that way before. 🎩🎩 off
Show threadGui SchmittDec 14, 2023
@jsnell It's absolutely a requirement for me! Apple is certainly behind - even Windows has a built-in (although hard to find) clipboard manager at this point https://www.popsci.com/diy/windows-clipboard-manager/
Windows has a hidden clipboard manager—here's how to find it

Clipboard managers are a great way to stay organized, and Windows comes with one built in. It's a little hard to find, but you can use these steps to do so.

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Show threadPaul GravDec 15, 2023
A clipboard manager is essential for me. I can’t live without it and like @jsnell I use @launchbar My only wish is that its clipboard UI were more info rich e.g., replace the icon with a small thumbnail of the item
Show threadLaunchBarDec 15, 2023
@paulgrav @jsnell This makes definitely sense for image based clipboard contents, thanks! But probably less for text based entries.
Show threadMarc BizerDec 17, 2023

@jsnell Habe you tried Copy ‘Em?

https://apprywhere.com/ce-mac.html

Copy 'Em for Mac

A powerful clipboard manager for turbocharging your daily workflow. It records your clipboard history of copied text, images, links, and screenshots, etc., and lets you recall/paste them anytime, right at your fingertips.

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