iClip

5.5.4

5.5.4

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Just a quick shout out to the developer! I've been using this for years and will regrettably have to abandon it if he doesn't upgrade to 64-bit. I'd be happy to pay a small upgrade fee for his time. It's incredibly useful!

Just a quick shout out to the developer! I've been using this for years and will regrettably have to abandon it if he doesn't upgrade to 64-bit. I'd be happy to pay a small upgrade fee for his time. It's incredibly useful!

Looking for a new clipboard manager at the moment. I hear good things about Paste, but I'm wanting to compare and get something that works via keyboard shortcuts (not a purely visual interface) and light-weight. Anyone have suggestions?

I see no information here or on the dev’s site pertaining to the number of items that may be kept in iClip.

Some apps hold 100, some 1000, while another claims to hold an "unlimited" amount.

Still great. Keeps up to date.

I do not know that I have ever had such prompt service and sincere interest in solving an app problem. I use the app daily and really appreciate the response. by Thomas. Thanks much!

Very convenient and versatile. Nice design. But I get some very bizarre behaviors, like the clip contents being written over by some random clipboard content, while the visible content of the clip remains the same. My workaround is to 'edit' the clipping text by opening the clipping in the bin, copying it and then re-pasting it back into the bin. I'm sure this is not how it's supposed to work. And if it did work right, I'd def give it a higher rating.

Let me double-click to paste, and it's a sale.

• Dec 04, 2012 • I have used this in OS X 10.5, 10.6 and now in 10.7.5 Lion = all good for me. I am running it on a MacPro 2,1 = ymmv. Sometimes it pops up when I move my pointer too far, that's just a minor aggravation. Now I only turn it off if I watch full screen video so it doesn't pop up. [I may try it with screen captures, but that is not really important to me] When I do not have it activated, I usually miss having it ready. I recommend testing a demo first, but it is an excellent add-on app for me with lots of options built in.

I've bought this app twice and it's been dropped twice!!! It's been six months and it still doesn't work on Retina displays. I used to use it everyday. What a waste of money. They haven't touched it since June. I'm so sick developers that do this. I want my money back. NOT FAIR!

Mainly because of some unfavourable comments about CopyPaste Pro (which I do not have any problems with at all and having used it for many years) I looked at all the alternates. iClip looks to be an excellent app but purely personal, I find the icons in the left,right,up or down menu choice to be rather intrusive and I feel that perhaps a menubar window would suit some users. I dont wish to detract from what is obviously a well written and thought out clipboard manager and I offer this suggestion as critique rather than criticism.

I have tried dozens (in trial mode) and this just works for me. Handles vector files, keeps different sets of bins and you adjust where it sits on the screen and how deep it records. Plus, it converts text to plain text. Thank you for bringing this back. Suggested use: I use sets to keep brand logos and sub brand logos and then they are instantly available to me in illustrator, inDesign, Photoshop, Keynote and many more in their vector form.

So near, yet so very far. The only real let down with this app is the lack of real customization available within it. I am going to list minor details that annoy me about this app, and I know they are really minor. But with an app like this, everyone wants it to perform slightly differently and that has been somewhat overlooked. I looked for a clipboard manager with a drawer menu, I use my mouse a lot and that is exactly why I wanted the drawer menu, for the quickest access. However, the app doesn't provide an option to just click the bin to paste, I have to click on the little arrow next to it. Maybe it is me, but that is far more fiddly that it needs to be for what should be the most basic feature in a clipboard manager. I'd love to see the ability to treat different clipboards differently. For example, clicking on the bin in recorder automatically pastes, but doing the same action in Clips 1 would open it to edit as a note etc. The icons for adding/removing bins at the bottom of the menu are an ideal size. I'd like to see buttons of a similar size at the top for scrolling through the clipboards. I know I am being overly critical, but the lack of the basic features above take it from being absolutely perfect to just being average for my use.

This is a great app. Wonderful job, thanks so much. One question: When will the hide and show part work on the "upper" placement of iClip? Keep up the great work.

Pretty and that is it because it doesn't copy properly with command keys I set up. It is constantly throwing a window stating iClip is waiting for data to copy, when I have highlighted text sitting waiting to be copied. Drag & Drop works fine but I like the keyboard for speed. I am so disappointed again with iClip 5.0. I wasted another $10 because MAS has'nt implemented a way to demo software before purchasing it. Shame on Apple for that and shame on Irradiated for releasing software that doesn't work and appears to be exactly as version 4.0. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. My guess is the good reviews are probably associated with the developer.

iClip 5.0 makes scrolling in Firefox 7.01 look laggy. I can see it very clearly: without iClip running scrolling is very smooth, while with iClip, on the same webpage, it becomes jaggy and not very pleasant for the eyes. I will have to avoid using iClip until the devs resolve the situation.

Thank you for bringing iClip back, I am an owner of version 4 and think that your introductory price is very fair. The new version is much better, I hope you will maintain ownership and support. I am also very happy with some of your other programs that I own.

Best - easiest, cleanest, most intuitive, most thoroughly thought-out - clip app there is! I'd used iClip since it was a pup, loved it, and after iClip 4 died (incompatible with a newer Mac OS), there really was no adequate replacement. Now, with iClip 5, we can have it back again on Lion (SL, too, I think)!!! It's a steal at this promo price, and complaints about not honoring previous customers are unwarrented: this is a new guy, he re-wrote the whole program, and it's a whole new version. Before long, the promo price will be gone, and then he'll get, and deserves, a good price for his work.

This used to be my clipboard manager of choice, but I had to move over to something that was going to be maintained regularly, so switched to Stuf by The Escapers. Now that iClip has been resurrected under new ownership, the only way I would go back is if previous owners were given a complimentary license. Can't see that happening though somehow.

Don't buy this application as it appears to have been abandoned by the developer who has moved on to bigger and more prosperous endeavors (macheist and other projects). It's very buggy! No updates in almost a year which has forced me to cease using the application. I'm rather upset considering that I paid to update from the previous edition of this software and all I get in the end is nothing :(

Absolutely loved this program when I first got it -- made my workday all-around easier. Happily paid the shareware fee. I'd give it five stars under Tiger and zero under Leopard. It just won't work under Leopard (currently running 10.5.3 as I write this). What's worse, no updates to the program seem to be forthcoming (the last update was January 2007), and no updates of the company website since around that time. Even their blog is a single entry that just says "TEST" on January 2, 2007. Oh, well. I'll keep looking for a replacement.

I found several comments recently made about IClip to be unfair. I have no vested interest in the software, other than the price I paid to purchase it. First, with regard to comments that IClip should be considered "abandonware." I can certainly refute that notion. I had difficulty with my Mac, and had to have the hard drive replaced. Therefore, I had occasion to contact the people at Inventive software. They were responsive. I further contacted them once again with concern about IClip Leopard compatibility- for when I finally upgrade. They stated in no uncertain terms that IClip is fully compatible with Leopard. That they have not released recent bug fixes or revisions because there was nothing to fix. And, as I looked at their past software release cycle- it seems that they are not due another release of IClip until early 2009 (as they seem to release software on a 2 year cycle). So, I wrote because of fairness. And, because, for me, I did not find CuteClips 3.0b17, CopyPaste + YType v. 2.75, or PTHPasteboard 4.4 to come close to meeting my needs as well as IClip (please see my earlier review if interested as to why). Since I only run Tiger, I have not been able to evaluate IClipboard. O.k., enough said to provide an alternative view of IClip.

LOL... bug fixes? updates? It's a simple clip board utility. And it works well for what it does? I have never had a problem with the program????????????

I updated my system software yesterday, an incremental change to 10.4.11, and now I find that iClip is stunningly unusable. (I don't know for shure if the update is related, but the coincidence is certainly odd.) Upon launching iClip, it uses all available processor cycles and sucks up RAM at the rate of about 12 MB per second, apparently without limit. Soon there is a large bump in the virtual memory as well. I don't know what happens if this continues without limit. the application does not respond to the keyboard shortcut and there is no dock icon so the only way to kill it is to use Activity Monitor. Bummer. I rather liked iClip, even though it never displayed RTF text.

One last comment about the comparison between CopyPaste & YType vs. Iclip. MacUpdate has again stepped up to help make sofware affordable ”for the rest of us.“ They worked out a deal with IClip where they will discount the software to $21 from it's regular $30 price- which is the cost of CopyPaste + YType. Way to go MacUpdate!! As far as upgrade policies for previous users- I do believe that CopyPaste offers a discount for previous users. I do not see any explanation on the IClip web page concerning upgrade costs or discounts. Well, there you have it. MacUpDate rules!!

O.K. To begin with, I am using Tiger. So, for the Leopard users (I'm waiting for all my favorite apps to be stable under it- as well as for a few more Apple Revisions :), you may not find this worth your time. Why I wrote this review. Well, I really like this app. And, I have spent a far amount of time evaluating alternatives. After doing so, I came to the conclusion that IClip is certainly my choice. And, the belief that some on this forum may have been unfairly critical. First, the reasons why I like IClip so much. Foremost, it is unobrusive (which is an attribute only shared by CopyPaste, in my opinion). And, it is extremely flexible. I now have the left side of my Ibook screen accessing the hidden dock, and hidden in the bottom of my screen is IClips. Works well, as it maximizes my screen space and does not interfere with scrolling- which usually takes place at the extreme right. The above is worth strongly considering the app, but making it a good buy is the fact of what you can do quite easily with IClips. It has one function that I have not found implemented well with any other clipboard manager (except for CopyPaste + YType- see below). It allows you to easily edit the clippings that you paste into it. This is extremely powerful when used in combination with the ability to concatenate several clipboards into one file (which indeed, is unique to IClips). Extremely useful, for example, in comparing track listings of different CD's obtained from different Internet sources. This just rocks. Saves tons of time- and I am finding more applications for this functionality as I go. Amazing! So, what about the poor reviews. First, I must admit, I am not a graphics artist needing to copy and paste art of 100 mb's of information. Usually have no need to copy more than a few mb. of info at a time- at most. So, those users who have such problems have little relevance for me. And, in the interchange between a disgruntled user and the IClips ”support guy“ detailed in an early review- I must say the IClips support guy seems to be working really hard to try and fix the problems this user was experiencing. Very hard. I'm sorry that this user's problems were not ameliorated. However, I do think that there was a willingness to try and help- and keep on doing so before the user discontinued their dance of frustration. And, besides, I have been in contact with IClip's support this week- and they responded in a reasonable amount of time with good cheer. O.K. Some have thought that the program was a memory hog. Well, I guess they have a point- although not very important to me. It consistently utilizes about 20 mb. of real ram computer resources- vs. the 13 mb. used by what I consider it's closest competitor- CopyPaste + YType (I have paid for CopyPaste registration- and was using it solely before switching to IClip). However, interestingly for me- the Activity Monitor indicated that IClips was only said to be using .10 to % of the computer's CPU; vs. 1.0 to 1.5% of the CPU processing power utilized by CopyPaste + YType. This is of course state when neither program is called- which of course increases their CPU use appreciably- although that is to be expected. I am not a programmer, but the Activity Monitor seems to indicate that although the program does take up comparably more RAM, it is a much more efficient user of computer processing time. And, as regards RAM, 10 to 20 mb. more out of 1 g. Ram is not really going to hurt performance any. Especially since if CPU processing power is being used so efficiently. As regards concerns about the IClip interface, I just have to say that the interface themes for IClips 3 must have been simply amazing!! I find the themes in version 4 to actually be quite pleasing, and somewhat configurable. I have set up the pallet that jumps out when the curson “un-hides” IClips- to be a large rectangular shape with maximum transparency. This allows me to see best what is in each clip- and yet only when I want to. On my Ibook, Menu room is at a premium, and I was given the option not to have the Icon show up there. Essential- as it simply is redundant when you can call up IClip by keyboard hot switches or by simply pointing to the bottom of the screen. And, yes, I really appreciate the simplicity of the keyboard controls. I have set up keyboard hot switches for copying and pasting. Whenever I use these switches, IClips immediately shows it's clipboards, along with a number associated with each. At that point, I just chose a number- and the clip is either pasted to or from that particular clipboard. Nice. I don't have to move my hands from the keyboard to easily move data to the clipboards. And, I can easily see what I am doing as it happens! Wow, elegance and simplicity. So, why do I think it better than the competition. Since IClipboard is Leapord only, I couldn't evaluate (and I wish that weren't so, since I am reasonable happy with SOHO notes- also by Chronos). I could not get ShadowClipboard & CuteClips to work, and both programs seemed dated. I really did not like the interface of PTHPasteboard- and it certainly did not offer the functionality of IClips. It is keyboard driven- and I assume, with practice, works well as a free alternative for some. I just felt that the value added by IClips to my computing experience was well worth the money I would pay. And, besides, PTHPasteboard does cost $25 if you wish to have a registered copy. In any event, even if free, I found IClips to be the better value for my needs. So, that leaves CopyPaste + YType. I have used this extensively, and so understand it's functions. First, it does offer more text processing options than IClips. However, I do not need the extra functionality. The YType editor is simply a system wide spell checher- with the option of replacement of words with suggested alternatives. Some may find this useful. However, for me, it is not that important. And, since I have TypeIt4Me- it provides the same functionality- plus offers me an easier manner to utilize “snippet” short-cuts. And, for me, I could not get TypeIt4Me and CopyPaste to co-exist peacefully. CopyPaste also offers many functions that can be utilized on any document that you are preparing. It cleans, dices, and parses. No really. It strips text formats clean, decrypts, encrypts, creates all upper case, all lower, undo's email comment, email indentation. You get the idea. Unfortunately, I have little need for all these functions. And, when I did, I had some difficulty in getting CopyPaste to do what I wanted. But, then again, I was not too motivated to learn. For some, all this extra text processing functioning can be useful. Just not for me. Especially if it meant that I could not use TypeIt4Me. Now, CopyPaste does have an unobtrusive way to enter text into it's clipboards. And, you can use keyboard data entry. However, their is no ability to combine clipboards with other clipboards. This is the most unique feature of IClip that makes it so useful to me. But, if you need the ability to work with text across many different programs and manipulate it in many different ways- then CopyPaste may be more useful. CopyPaste also has the YType program for those challenged by speling (you know who you are, those who didn't get the preceding spelling typo). However, other programs such as the excellent TypeIt4Me do have this capability in much the same way as CopyPaste. And, IClips plays nice with TypeIt4Me. CopyPaste decidedly does not. Well, that's about it. For me, it's either IClips or CopyPaste + YType. For ease of use and the ability to concatenate several clipboards- IClips wins. For those who have more extensive text processing needs and desire spell check- CopyPaste may be best. It's not as easy to use- but offers more capabilities as a text processor as well as a text manager. So, here's hoping that to those of you who have read thus far, you will find it useful in making an informed decision regarding a ClipBoard manager. And, perhaps will give you a more balanced perspective regarding IClip!

I also prefer the previous version. What was John thinking when he decided to offer this interface? I wonder if many people will buy iClip now that it's more expensive and is so grotesque. Trying to use the previous version now results in a warning message and odd behavior in my system. Time to move to something else. Hopefully John is aware that many users are disliking iClip's looks so much, and will offer the previous interface as well. It's a shame, since it's a good program. Such a long wait for a disappointment!

Not quite sure what's going on, but for the life of me I cannot get the app to work. I've read the documentation all the way through and have tried to get the app to copy and paste. Nothing. Just once I've been able to actually copy something, but I have been unable to paste anything. Oftentimes the app crashes when I try to perform some function. If I'm doing something wrong, it is not self evident. I'm not that bright, but I think that if I can teach myself how to use InDesign in just a few hours, I should be able to learn this in just a few minutes! I‘ll stick with CopyPaste. It's an ugly app, but at least it works! BTW- I'm using a 1 GHz Aluminum PB G4, 1 G RAM, running 10.4.8

Something is wrong. Whenever I try to download iClip, it starts to download a 4Gb file!

This version hogs my processor. I left my computer on all day, and when I went up this evening, my processor was full capacity. I checked with Activity Monitor, and the culprit was iClip and I had to force quit it to get back my computer. This is the first time I've experienced this with iClip, and I have been a very satisfied registered user for over a year. I love the app, but can't afford to have it hog the processor... I have a B&W souped with with an 800 mhz ZIF, 1 gb RAM, and an ATI Radeon Mac Edition (PCI) graphics card. Am using 10.4.2. (I know, it's probably my fault!)

Probably the worst piece of software I have downloaded in a long time. Unpacked, copied into Applications folder. Crashed (locked up stating that the iClip data base was corrupted). Cleaned it out. Downloaded again. Same result. Cleaned it out. Downladed yet again, tried launching it from its own attached disk and still locked up tighter than a drum. All three time I had to force quite it from the Activity Monitor.

There are a number of similar programs like this available, some of them free. Doing a search on the term "clipboard" I found around 8 free products that have similar functions to this product. I would suggest doing some research in order to make an informed and wise "purchase" decision. I was using the free PTHPasteboard, but since it is not Tiger compatible, I am currently using Koolclip, another donationware product that is.

When trying to paste into type fields, iClip pasted the text that was copied from a type field, making iClip useless for that task. If iClip could also type the contents of a bin when needed, it would make it even more amazing than it currently is.

DARN!! Doesn't work for me. To the developer: the message is "A Cocoa NSImageCacheException was not handled: can't cache image. Please report to the application developer. The application will quit now" I know is my problem. Has somebody any ideas? (Titanium G4@1Ghz - OS X.3.8)

what an ugly pig. does nothing a folder doesn't do.