Clipboard manager

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Clipboard manager is a computer program that adds additional functionality to basic clipboard usage. The main task of a clipboard manager is to store data copied to clipboard, so it can be pasted after closing the host application of the data copied.

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[edit] Copy history

Some clipboard managers allow the user to keep multiple objects, usually text fragments, in the clipboard. Often this is done in the form of copy history. Without a clipboard manager, it is usually possible to keep only one entry in the clipboard. If another object is cut or copied,the previously stored one is discarded.

Some applications have internal copy history feature. This internal copy history though is lost after the host application is closed. This copy history feature has been a standard feature in powerful UNIX editors like vi and emacs. Later versions of Microsoft Word have also included some built-in clipboard management.

[edit] Clipboard managers in different systems

The default clipboard manager of Microsoft Windows operating system enables pasting after closing host application of the copied data, but doesn't have the copy history feature. Users needing this functionality often run a more powerful clipboard manager in parallel with the default one.

The UNIX desktop environment KDE ships with Klipper. GNOME doesn't ship with a clipboard manager by default but Glipper (text only) or Desktop Data Manager (text and images) can be used. Both enable pasting after closing the host application and both also have a copy history feature.

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