Copyless: an alternative for the Mac clipboard
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Clipboard in OS X can be used in different ways. Its main feature is, of course, is to move the pieces of text and files from one place to another. But it can also be used for storing shortcuts, links, files, texts, each time not to remember them.
Would not it be nice if there was an application that can keep track of everything that you have stored in the clipboard and keep everything under control? For purposes such as the time and is CopyLess program, which we are reviewing today.
CopyLess can significantly extend the standard functionality of the clipboard by the possibility to store up to 100 positions in its buffer exchange with sorting their program. CopyLess position in the clipboard, you can delete or copy again. CopyLess supports almost all types of files, which supports standard clipboard OS X.
There are two versions of the application: paid and Free. The free you have a limit of 10 items, which keeps the program. The paid version removes this limitation, it costs $ 7.
CopyLess embedded in the main menu, making sure that you copy and store these records at home, so that you can later access them. If you click on the icon in the menu, you will find a few buttons to pause copy entries to the clipboard, access to the most advantageous positions.
CopyLess main window contains all the elements that you have already copied to the clipboard in a list. Each entry is identified by name, content copied content, and for the application where the item was originally copied.
Along with the list, there is a navigation bar with buttons to insert into the application copied records; Copy the selected item to the clipboard of your system; preview (Quick Look) the contents of the selected item; remove items from the list and copy items in plain text. There is also a handy search bar to quickly search for items.
In the setup program there are a few additional features. You can configure the number of stored elements (100) and the parameters of the main program window (transparent, compact view, etc.).
Settings also allow us to establish universal keyboard shortcuts to various functions: opening the main application window, direct insertion of one of the 10 most recent items, or paste from a list of favorite elements. In addition, there is a ban list, to identify applications that CopyLess be ignored.
CopyLess developers emphasize the fact that this is a really easy way to copy and paste information between applications. You can just copy the items you want to move from one place to another, and then simply drag and drop them from CopyLess to a new location, instead of wandering between applications.
CopyLess very convenient to store information quickly without the use of additional programs, such as Evernote or Wunderlist. You can even print the text and save it in CopyLess as a reminder to use it later.
In general, keep the history of all, what would you like to share later, move or copy, using CopyLess very convenient. After all, there are many situations in which you might lose content just because you forgot to save it somewhere. CopyLess avoids such problems.
Yes, CopyLess - not far from the first application in OS X to work with clipboard. But it has several competitive advantages, such as hotkeys, the use of which greatly saves time. And the price is good enough: the free version is enough to understand all the pros use CopyLess, and the paid version is not so too expensive.
CopyLess the Mac App Store | $6.99
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