ClipMate for Windows

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Download.com staffApril 30, 2013

ClipMate provides users with an opportunity to store and edit thousands of items from their clipboard. While the program is cluttered, its excellent performance makes this a great download.

The program's interface is initially confusing, thanks to the overwhelming number of small command icons spread throughout the screen. Fortunately, ClipMate provides tutorials and a Help file to teach users how to navigate through the various options. With a little trial and error, users of all skill levels will eventually be able to handle this program. We were pleased with how simple and accurately this program functioned. Whenever we chose to copy some text or a photo, it was listed on a small clipboard in ClipMate. We were able to store what appeared to be an unlimited number of copied items into our clipboard. Clicking the item brought it into the program's word processor, where we enjoyed all the various editing abilities associated with such a program.

The program's features were nothing that amazed us, but might be useful in the right situation. Users can configure their own keystroke macros, place items into a safe, and even sort clips by the day they were cut using this program. While users might be initially overwhelmed by this 30-day trial's busy interface, its benefits will quickly come into focus. We recommend this program for anyone who needs to cut and paste a great deal of information, thanks to its useful clipboard and word processor.

What’s new in version 7.5.26

Bug fixes

Area screen capture on dual monitors - won't capture second monitor

Mousewheel for scrolling bitmap images

Drawing issues after "close and free all windows".

ASG Screen Capture v4.1

Udate DBISAM engine to 4.21 Build 10

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GENERAL

Release: April 30, 2013

Latest update: April 30, 2013

Version: 7.5.26

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows 8
Windows 10

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 8,143

Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

4.3/5

18 User Votes

Excellent software
zsmiMarch 4, 2014
Pros
One of the three programs that I use all the time. Why there will be no upgrades or update ?
Cons
None, except there will be no updates anymore.
Summary
Almost 100% sure: no new versions anymore
dewulNovember 27, 2013
Pros
Still one of the best and if the developer would(!) release a new version, I am sure it would outperform any other clipboard manager out there... However, for almost 100% sure this will not be the case: there will be no new versions anymore, latest version being v7.5.26 (March 6, 2013). Regretfully so. The forum has been closed down for quite a while already. I myself, after doing a lot of comparing, think that Clipboard Help+Spell is a fairly decent successor, specifically when you like the classic "Explorer" GUI of Clipmate. Freeware from DonationCoder.com.
Cons
None, except there will be no updates anymore.
Summary
DEAD since 2007, updates since = 2 items. Couldabeen.
jcadbizJanuary 18, 2013
Pros
I still cant find anything better. Chris is a total wiz at this kind of development - and has obliged me with custom development for very reasonable $. Generally a solid and reliable piece of work - that really needs a new infusion of effort.
Cons
I still can't get Chris to export to a useable format - like to html. But you never know - a little cash might grease him when I have some for it. Export to individual files works but does not have useable meta-data: Chris -- it's sitting right there, why don't you use it? Finally the coolest feature - multiple viewers that could be pinned - was apparently not supportable and was dropped.
Summary
I know - I'm a 5%'r. Apparently 95% are like DUH! at information engineering. That is Chris's market - and frankly it's good enough for him. Just frustrating for a super-duper user like me ;-D so DONOTEQ8 with ESI-OS that rethinks the whole process and context using standard files and HTML/MHT/RTF collections - course that's maybe due for release later this year.
By far the best there is!
mrwulJune 8, 2012
Pros
Drag/Drop, combining, editing and managing, exporting clipboard data, spell-checking, searching through the entire database. Userfriendly Explorer view. After spending a lot of time, I mean a LOT, I have decided to buy Clipmate. I have been using Clipmate for quite some years now and it is by far the best around. Recently I again checked out various clipboard managers (reason: see under Cons), but still could not find a real competitor. Yes, you have to pay for the product and yes, there is a lot of freeware around. Then again, if you donot want to make any concessions, then go for Clipmate! It works well under Windows 7, 64bit. Clipmate has its own support forum.
Cons
Can't think of any! Maybe one: the fact that it is unclear whether or not the development of this outstanding product has discontinued.
Summary
Windows Must-Have
primecipherAugust 9, 2011
Pros
This is the first application I install.
Cons
There are no negative things to say about this program.
Summary
One of three required applications for Windows
svt2010August 9, 2011
Pros
Many features that I cannot live without.
Cons
Some people say the learning curve is a little steep but learning all the intricacies of the application are well worth the time.
Summary
This application is a must have in any Windows environment. It is the second piece of software I install on any system I have to use (sometimes the first).
Very Dependable Program
npic007June 26, 2011
Pros
ClipMate is always a dependable method of collection and saving my research material. I have found 7.3.14 the most stable version of the program I've worked with. Thanks, ClipMate, for fixing the bugs!
Cons
You asked for Cons: You fixed the problems I had in the program before I up graded.
Summary
Abandonware mediocrity
jcadbizApril 2, 2011
Pros
A good old-school clipboard extender
Cons
* No way to export except XML and so far Chris refuses to provide a translation filter (got 50 hours?) * No search against titles - therefore can't find images * No shortcuts (drill downs) possible.
Summary
Should have been coulda been but wasn't and ain't now. Proprietary data (it's not really yours), abandoned development, and buy-in not worth the effort. Generally superceeded by products like Treepad or Wikidpad. The latter has the WIKI quirky automation but is free. Both are fantastic super-clipboard substitutes, output only totally standard html, and hold entire files in standard directories.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Apr 2, 2011<p/>Correction: it's the collection headings that cannot be searched. Thus categories, which is where you would put tags, are simply ignored. And that's a bad idea. ALSO the SQL database is DBISAM from ElevateSoft (available through help/about). It may be possible to find an admin tool that will dump the data into an RTF format. Navica MIGHT do that - gonna try the 30 day trial to finally rescue (unlock) years of data. Thanks a lot, Chris.
Clipmate problem - if your DB exceeds 2GB, backups fai!
Backupordie777March 17, 2011
Pros
Program works well so long as you don't put too much information into it, if you do put a lot of info in see Cons below
Cons
Clipmate has an almighty hidden defect - once your database backup exceeds 2GB then the backups won't work! The software nowhere tells you this, it just happens and renders any backup larger than 2GB useless!
Summary
About 10 years ago I bought Clipmate, a well-known text and image clipping programme that has greater capabilities than the one included with Windows. It has been probably my most used piece of software, like a trusted friend. Unfortunately that trust was misplaced because it now turns out that Clipmate has a secret limitation which purchasers were not told about - Chris Thornton, creator and seller of Clipmate, omitted to inform people that if the database of their clips exceeds 2GB then the backups don't work! I exceeded that 2GB database size 6 months ago and this means that I have now lost the last 6 months in information terms: thousands of pages of notes for books, references to resources, financial information, photos, etc, etc are now gone, a devastating loss. I have contacted Mr Thornton who has admitted he is "truly sorry" but "did not foresee" that the database file could grow that big. He "had thought that 2Gb was practically impossible to achieve", but since the software appeared to be perfect for storing screen-prints of pages, I had taken hundreds if not thousands of screen-prints and there was no warning not to do so. Mr Thornton has baulked at my suggestion that he should compensate me for 6 months information loss. Imagine trying to find again all the webpages, bits of information, screen-prints that you had looked for or found and stored over the last 6 months - and I am a researcher who had used Clipmate on average for 5-10 hours a day! It would require huge effort and much time to attempt to refind the information, and much will never be refound. Moral - do not buy Clipmate if you think you might put a lot of information in it - you stand to lose months and maybe years of information as I did. )
This is the "why doesn't Windows do this?" feature.
johnb847October 22, 2010
Pros
Very easy to use, great flexible features that provide SO much functionality.
Cons
Database feature are overkill for me; may be important to you.
Summary
It is a MUST HAVE for me.

Developer’s Description

By Thornsoft Development

Store and edit thousands of clipboard data.

Although the Windows clipboard is great for cutting and pasting one item at a time, often you need to work with more than one item (or "clip"). Or you may need to print, edit, re-format, or even spell check your data before pasting. Or you may need a way to store and organize lots of pieces of data (ClipMate can hold tens of thousands of "clips"). Whatever the need, ClipMate can help you do it all.