Save Multiple Texts with Ditto Windows Clipboard Extension
Posted on March 14, 2008 at 6:25 am
You may not realize it, but the clipboard is one of the most used tools in Windows. The clipboard acts as a temporary storage for copied texts, thus allowing you to paste the text later into another application. So, each time that you copy a text with “Ctrl + C ” or with the mouse from any Windows application, you are indirectly using the clipboard!
The downside of the default Windows clipboard application is that it copies only one item. There is also no way to preview your copied items, so you have to paste it first to be sure that you are copying the correct text. Moreover, the default clipboard does not store your previous copied items so basically you can only retrieve the last copied text only. That is why you should try Ditto, a free extension that enhances the function of the default Windows clipboard application .
How Ditto Works
Ditto works by safely stores copies of text from the Windows clipboard to a database. Each time that you copy a text, Ditto will automatically copy the content without you even knowing it. To paste any copied text, simply press the “Ctrl + ` ” hotkey to open Ditto’s console and double click on any of the clipboard item that you wish.
Ditto Features
Created to extend the usability of the Windows clipboard, Ditto offers the following features:
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Quick Paste - a console that shows Ditto copied items that will show up once the Ctrl + ` hotkey is pressed.
- Filter box - if you have a huge collection of clipboard items, use this tool to find-as-you-type the item that you need.
- Ditto Editor - a rich text tool that you can use to type or modify text clipboard items.
- Transfer and share clipboard items over the network! - all data sent and received are encrypted and must have the right shared password.
- Editable clipboard item properties.
- Save multiple formats of text clipboard items (plain text, RTF, HTML etc.), even images too!
- Set a number of maximum saved copies, default is 500 items.
- Set expiry date of paste entries, calculated in days.
- Intelligently detects duplicate copied items.
- Update clip time on paste option so newly pasted items will appear on top of Ditto’s list.
- Save multi paste option - if you select more than one Ditto’s item to be pasted, it will be then be saved in one concatenated new clipboard item.
- Sound option - set a sound to be played if you successfully copied a text.
- Hotkeys support for last 10 copied items.
- Group - you can separate your clipboard items into your own, meaningful category.
- Quick paste can be hidden or auto rollup with the always on top option turned on.
- The clipboard database can be compacted to save disk space.
- Database import and export support that makes it easier to sync clipboard items between multiple computers.
Ditto, in my opinion is an excellent clipboard application that successfully extends the limited functionality of the default Windows clipboard. The ability to save and retrieve more than one clipboard item is a big plus and being able to share it with other computers over the network makes it even more useful. With all the previously mentioned features, you can creatively use Ditto to save your notes, use it to fill in web forms, collaboratively share simple notes/screen shots among friends and more. Download Ditto and try it today!
This is a guest post by Syahid A. from TechMalaya
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Store multiple items to the Windows Clipboard using ClipX Says:
[...] Probably one of the most used features of Windows is the Windows clipboard, the feature that allows you to copy and paste text, images, and files between different programs and folders. I had written an earlier article on enhancing the Windows clipboard using a program called Ditto, which let you store more items in your Windows clipboard. [...]
March 31st, 2008 at 5:21 am
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[...] Probably one of the most used features of Windows is the Windows clipboard, the feature that allows you to copy and paste text, images, and files between different programs and folders. I had written an earlier article on enhancing the Windows clipboard using a program called Ditto, which let you store more items in your Windows clipboard. [...]
March 31st, 2008 at 5:21 am
This looks nice. I have been using ClipX for clipboard management, but after trying Ditto, I may consider switching. Don’t like the name (Ditto), though.