CopyPaste Prois like Time Machine for your Clipboard!
The latest incarnation of the one and only, award winning, easy to use, multiple clipboard editing, archive and display utility. See and edit any clip in your history of copies or in the more permanent clip archives. Use the new Clip Browser (horizontal) or Clip Palette (vertical) to see all clipboards in an instant. Save all clipboards through restarts. Tools to act on clipboard data. Never lose a clip again. CopyPaste is a time saver/life saver for all Mac beginners through advanced users.
If you have never
What's New
Version 3.2:
[Mod] It is now Universal 32/64 Intel and PPC 10.5 and above
[New] A new preferences option to turn on feedback sound for keyboard copies
[Mod] Clips from Microsoft Word are now stripped to remove the OLE and other Link information.
[Mod] The opening display of the palettes when you use command-ctrl-option-v (or c) does not show the trash buttons initially which was disturbing
[Mod] the latest Bean is included version 2.9.6 beta.
Version 3.2:
[Mod] It is now Universal 32/64 Intel and PPC 10.5 and above
[New] A new preferences option to turn on feedback sound for keyboard copies
[Mod] Clips from Microsoft Word are now stripped to remove the OLE and other Link information.
[Mod] The opening display of the palettes when you use command-ctrl-option-v (or c) does not show the trash buttons initially more...
I was an avid user of TechTools back a long time ago. When it was no longer available, I was bummed out. I loved it's features, like being able to clean up copy and also to fix things like caps to lowercase and more. Then Copy/Paste arrived on the scene and I've been using it ever since. I love it!!! Especially since I am a writer and a graphic designer. I can use both interchangeably and it's a dream. The only thing that I'm having issues with right now is with C/P & Bean marriage. Bean was working fine in previous versions. Now, when I do the "open selection in editor" function, Bean opens up but no one is home. It's just a blank document. Before, it would automatically transfer to Bean. It's a bit annoying, but I can work around it. When I write, I use TextEdit or Word because I can make changes that are important to me without having to go through hoops.
Anyone else having issues like this that have not been covered already?
On another note, I messed up one of my clipboards and have had some problems getting it back to where it was. Oh, well! Don't try to do too many things at once. My bad. My lesson learned.
I need a replacement for PTH Pasteboard (which seems to have some problems under Lion), so I tried CopyPaste, which I last used 5 years ago.
Answer: CopyPaste runs under Lion, BUT CPU utilization went up drastically. At first it was 30% (of one processor; 15% overall). Then it went up to ~100%. Even when not in active use.
So I've dumped it. Fortunately I didn't pay yet.
Is this normal under other OS's, or is it just under Lion?
hi reegor, we don't see that and have not heard of it happening so its not normal. i just looked and copypaste is using 0.1 of the cpu. i am lion. copypaste is VERY cpu and memory friendly so something else is going on. i recommend deleting any versions of copypaste that you might have and downloading it from our site.
if you have any other question please email us direct. this is a place for reviews and not tech support so i don't view this area very often.
that really depends on the program you are copying and pasting too. it does not really depend on copypaste but on what the other programs allow to be copies to the universal clipboard and other programs are capable of pasting.
I have found that CopyPaste Pro only works using the menu to copy in Lion when using full screen apps. If I use Command-C, it doesn't copy. This is an annoyance.
hi highstrugloner,
i just tried copypaste under lion in full screen and safari and mail. in both apps i had no problem using command c to copy. please make sure you have the latest version. if you still have a problem write direct to us info at plumamazing.com since this area is for reviews and not tect support. thanks
Been a long time user and love this app, however there is a problem with this version. I am no longer able to double click a clip to edit. There seems to be a disconnect between copypaste and the new copy of bean it installs. I notified the developer but so far nothing.
in the version of copypaste prior to 3.2 you could save clips direct back to bean (the clip/word processor in copypaste) in 3.2 this does not work because it uses a newer version of bean that does not have that built in. in the near future that ability to save back to the clip will return when the next version of bean is available.
Seems like an app like this would leave a larger cpu/memory footprint than a pasteboard app with less features. I don't know as I haven't tested it yet but would like to hear how it behaves. I already have enough background processes going that I can't afford sharing much more resources.
I really like CopyPaste Pro, but I wanted to add a warning about something that happened to me recently. This applies to Mobile Me, so in some ways it is moot, since Mobile Me will be going away in favor of iCloud; however, this problem might occur with other apps.
I was having difficulty doing anything on Mobile Me once I logged in. Couldn't switch apps or even log out. Spent a long time with an Apple rep on chat. Rebooted my Mac. Did everything I could think of and still it would not work. Figured the problem had to be with Mobile Me. So I tried it on my new Macbook Air, and no problem. So back to the Mac. Closed every app I could think of, and no problem with Mobile Me. Started opening apps one at time until, Bingo. Problem occurred with CopyPaste Pro open. Closed CopyPaste Pro, problem went away. Opened it, problem returned.
A minor issue, and a non-issue for anyone not using Mobile Me, but I suppose it might happen with other browser-based apps. And, BTW, it also happened with Chrome.
So, If you have CopyPaste Pro running and you run into a problem with an app in your browser, try closing CopyPaste Pro to see if the problem goes away.
I was bummed when 3.1 didn't have PPC support, but now that 3.2 brings it back, I am happy!
I have been using CopyPaste since the Mac OS 8 days. I can't live without it. I don't understand why something like CopyPaste isn't part of the OS.
Apple has to leave something for independent developers to do! What indie developer would develop for the Mac, if there was nothing to be developed that wasn't already included. Besides, OS X would be gigantic, if every possible useful utility or app were built into it. And, of course, not everybody has a use for everything.
I've tried many clipboard app.'s and CopyPaste is my favorite. I love being able to use the Standard Command 'C' key to activate CopyPaste and it's popup browser.
I can't read the sad news nowhere, but it looks like they dropped PPC! (same thing for me with the downloaded versions either from here or the dev site... I'm on G5/10.5.8)
Version 3.1 is now available. In-app update seems to fail after downloading and prior to installation but downloading 3.1 directly from the developer's site seems to work fine.
Trying version 3.0, I copy a chunk of text to an archive slot. Then, when I go to paste it back somewhere (carefully choosing the correct archive, by the way), something else is pasted! Furthermore, I look for the original chunk of text and it's gone! Losing data is the worst thing!
I so want to like this software, because it has one paste function I love: that is to press command-c and a key, like, any key (1, 2, K, L - anything), and then later press command-v [same key] to get it back. That, when it works, is fantastic for my coding workflow. But this "losing data" thing just means I can't trust it and is intensely annoying.
I too have used and loved CopyPaste since before OS-9.
But using it under Leopard and causes the menu bar to become dissociated from the running application (I'm working in Application-A but the menu bar for Application-B is showing) or I just can't access any menu bar items.
The problem may involve more than CopyPaste Pro but I can't find any way to get my menu functionality back except by uninstalling CopyPaste Pro.
So, I'm reluctantly trying out other clipboard utilities. If anyone knows how to resolve this problem, please, please tell me.
Does anybody else feel that CopyPaste is slow to catch a "⌘C" when doing a quick keystroke? I find that it misses copies that are usually caught if the program is not running -- this has led me not to use the program anymore. Perhaps there is some setting within the preferences that I am not aware of, that will help change the speed/sensitivity of the keystroke capture?
copypaste is instantaneous. its important to know that you hold down the command key then the moment you hit c the copy is made just like in the mac os.
it may be that you were trying to do both keys at once or the c before the command key. the command key is the key to making the copy.
CopyPaste Pro used to be great, but lately it's been very unstable for me. It's prone to frequent crashes that seem to occur most often when I'm accessing the clip browser. The real problem is that after the crash, all clipboard history since the last time the app was quit is lost. I'd love to wait around for this to be fixed, but the constant risk of losing all of my clips at any moment is more than I can live with. I'm currently looking at alternatives to CopyPaste. PTHPasteboard Pro seems to be the only one with comparably advanced functionality.
I've posted before about CopyPaste Pro not saving clips copied before restarts when "save clips when quitting" is checked in preferences. I have found that the only way to be sure that all clips are remembered in history is to quit CopyPaste Pro before restart. Here is part of a reply I received from the developer July 3 2009:
"i thought before i check in with peter again on that that i would check again to see if it occurs and strangely enough it i did. so you are correct there is a problem with the history not remembering items copied before a restart. i will let peter know and he will get back to us shortly."
A worrying development: When I restart my computer [CopyPaste Pro not in Log-in items], and then manually launch the CopyPaste, most of the clips in the current clipboard disappear. Why? Anyone having the same problem?
this is not the place for tech support so write to us if you need a response.
but....
go to the copypaste preferences and make sure that 'launch copypaste pro at startup' is turned on there. if that is on you need to have it work at startup so check your startup items. delete the copypaste one in there.
if you want it to remember your clips then make sure that is on in the preferences.
thanks
julian
Right, this isn't the place for tech support. I wasn't asking for tech support as is clear from the content of the post. I emailed the developer about this around the same time that I posted on macupdate. I haven't kept a copy but the developer replied some weeks later.
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CopyPaste Prois like Time Machine for your Clipboard!
The latest incarnation of the one and only, award winning, easy to use, multiple clipboard editing, archive and display utility. See and edit any clip in your history of copies or in the more permanent clip archives. Use the new Clip Browser (horizontal) or Clip Palette (vertical) to see all clipboards in an instant. Save all clipboards through restarts. Tools to act on clipboard data. Never lose a clip again. CopyPaste is a time saver/life saver for all Mac beginners through advanced users.
If you have never tried it, now is the time, it operates invisibly in the background remembering your copies and allows you see a Clip History of clips going back in time or to keep clips permanently in the Clip Archive. Try it and find out for yourself why its so popular.
CopyPaste Pro is the latest version of CopyPaste and is a complete rewrite and update. CopyPaste has been massively popular since its first release. What has made it so widely appreciated? Usefulness. CopyPaste magnifies and multiplies the usefulness of the humble clipboard.
One of the revolutionary features that came with the Mac in 1984 was the unique ability to select text or pictures, etc, then copy that data into a clipboard, to hold that content temporarily and then paste it in the same application or a different one. The clipboard was used to transfer all kinds of info between programs on the Mac, and later this feature was imitated in many other operating systems.
A few years later CopyPaste was the first application to add multiple clipboards. This meant that more data could be moved in less time. CopyPaste also allowed these multiple clipboards to be displayed, edited, archived and saved through restarts. CopyPaste revealed the untapped potential of the Mac clipboard.
The latest incarnation of CopyPaste has those same underlying abilities, but with this latest version unveiled in 2008 (CopyPaste Pro) a new instantly available window (like the Apple application switcher) that lets you navigate through the Clip History and Clip Archive with a speed and ease that is again as revolutionary as the first version of CopyPaste. An editor called Bean is now part of the CopyPaste Pro ecology. Bean allows you to edit clipboards.
CopyPaste Pro is profoundly simple to use and yet extremely powerful.
CopyPaste Pro Features:
Multiple (unlimited depending on memory) clipboards available by hotkey, menu, contextual menu, clip palette and clip browser.
Save all clipboards thru restarts. Never lose an edit again. This alone is a savior.
Clip History maintains a stack of cuts or copies and even drags.
Clip Editor (Bean) allows immediate editing of any clip and also is an excellent word processor.
Clip Archives to keep available info you use repeatedly
The Clip Browser allows vertically viewing all clips and their contents. Particularly good for pictures.
The Clip Palettes allow horizontal viewing and access to all clips. Particularly good for text.
Drag images from Safari directly into the clip history
Clip Tools to act on clipboard data in dozens of useful ways that save time like: - Email extractor which grabs email addresses from large amounts of text - Url extractor grabs url's from large chunks of text, shorten urls (great for twitter) and many others
Drag and drop any clip in the clip browser and to/from applications
Contextual menus to give easy access to the clipboards from anywhere
With the clip editor open text, PDF, RTF, HTML, Apple Archive and many other file types
Easy ways to organize and make available all the clipboard data for reuse.
Many more features built in and more coming....
CopyPaste has been available for over 10 years. Users of those earlier version (CopyPaste+yType, CopyPaste-X, CopyPaste Classic) may be interested in the changes from those earlier versions.
Universal Binary. Native on Intel and PowerPC, perfect for Mac OS Tiger (10.4), Leopard (10.5) and beyond.
Much faster; especially on Intel Macs and in Leopard.
Rewritten in Cocoa and Objective C, to access the latest Mac OS X features for fast and rock-solid development and upgrades.
The clip editor (called Bean) is now a powerful word processor.
Many new ways to view, browse, edit and act on clips.
New easier and simpler interface that follows the look and feel of Apple's Dock and Application Switcher.
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koolkat9 reviewed on 27 Oct 2011
Anyone else having issues like this that have not been covered already?
On another note, I messed up one of my clipboards and have had some problems getting it back to where it was. Oh, well! Don't try to do too many things at once. My bad. My lesson learned.
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Reegor reviewed on 01 Aug 2011
Answer: CopyPaste runs under Lion, BUT CPU utilization went up drastically. At first it was 30% (of one processor; 15% overall). Then it went up to ~100%. Even when not in active use.
So I've dumped it. Fortunately I didn't pay yet.
Is this normal under other OS's, or is it just under Lion?
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if you have any other question please email us direct. this is a place for reviews and not tech support so i don't view this area very often.
thanks
julian
Rhmmeckert reviewed on 01 Aug 2011
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i just tried copypaste under lion in full screen and safari and mail. in both apps i had no problem using command c to copy. please make sure you have the latest version. if you still have a problem write direct to us info at plumamazing.com since this area is for reviews and not tect support. thanks
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Jan Bergeron reviewed on 16 Jun 2011
I was having difficulty doing anything on Mobile Me once I logged in. Couldn't switch apps or even log out. Spent a long time with an Apple rep on chat. Rebooted my Mac. Did everything I could think of and still it would not work. Figured the problem had to be with Mobile Me. So I tried it on my new Macbook Air, and no problem. So back to the Mac. Closed every app I could think of, and no problem with Mobile Me. Started opening apps one at time until, Bingo. Problem occurred with CopyPaste Pro open. Closed CopyPaste Pro, problem went away. Opened it, problem returned.
A minor issue, and a non-issue for anyone not using Mobile Me, but I suppose it might happen with other browser-based apps. And, BTW, it also happened with Chrome.
So, If you have CopyPaste Pro running and you run into a problem with an app in your browser, try closing CopyPaste Pro to see if the problem goes away.
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Calzadillas reviewed on 14 Jun 2011
I have been using CopyPaste since the Mac OS 8 days. I can't live without it. I don't understand why something like CopyPaste isn't part of the OS.
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GReat app, by the way.
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I so want to like this software, because it has one paste function I love: that is to press command-c and a key, like, any key (1, 2, K, L - anything), and then later press command-v [same key] to get it back. That, when it works, is fantastic for my coding workflow. But this "losing data" thing just means I can't trust it and is intensely annoying.
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But using it under Leopard and causes the menu bar to become dissociated from the running application (I'm working in Application-A but the menu bar for Application-B is showing) or I just can't access any menu bar items.
The problem may involve more than CopyPaste Pro but I can't find any way to get my menu functionality back except by uninstalling CopyPaste Pro.
So, I'm reluctantly trying out other clipboard utilities. If anyone knows how to resolve this problem, please, please tell me.
please write to us. that is an unusual problem. it may be that another program is interfering.
http://www.plumamazing.com/about/contact/
and send a picture of what you see.
thanks
julian
ps please write us direct since we rarely get to check this area.
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Butler's clipboard is a bit of a pain to configure (confusing preferences) but is the fastest of the lot once you've got it.
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it may be that you were trying to do both keys at once or the c before the command key. the command key is the key to making the copy.
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"i thought before i check in with peter again on that that i would check again to see if it occurs and strangely enough it i did. so you are correct there is a problem with the history not remembering items copied before a restart. i will let peter know and he will get back to us shortly."
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go to the copypaste preferences and make sure that 'launch copypaste pro at startup' is turned on there. if that is on you need to have it work at startup so check your startup items. delete the copypaste one in there.
if you want it to remember your clips then make sure that is on in the preferences.
thanks
julian
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think this is a bug ? irritating.....
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