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let you edit what's on the clipboard before you paste it, so that every pasted
copy will be correct.
Filter a clipboard's contents: Perhaps you've copied styled text but want
to paste it as plain text. Or maybe you want to do something far more
elaborate—perform find/replace operations or mathematical calculations on
the copied text, add to it or trim it, change its case, or manipulate it in some
other way. All this is possible with a utility that can filter a clipboard's contents.
Sync clipboards: At least one clipboard utility, PTHPasteboard Pro , can sync
all your clipboard contents between Macs.
Still can't quite imagine how you'd use a clipboard utility? Let me give you some concrete
examples of how I do:
• Copy the title of an article on the Web, copy its URL, and then paste the two in
sequence without having to switch back to a browser
• Cut paragraphs or bullet points from several different locations in a topic, and
then paste them all together at a new spot
• Copy the URL for a product at Amazon and paste it with my affiliate link baked
right in
• Copy raw HTML code but paste it with Markdown formatting, or vice-versa
• Copy a large chunk of text and paste it with any duplicate lines removed
The last three items in this list are examples of filtering, which saves a tremendous amount
of tedious work.
Use a Macro or Launcher Utility
You may already have a utility on your Mac that includes many or all of the clipboard
enhancements you'd like—macro utilities such as Keyboard Maestro and launcher utilities
such as LaunchBar often have such capabilities.
I'm all in favor of multipurpose tools, and if one of these meets your needs, that may be the
best solution for you. On the other hand, if you need extra features (or don't have a suitable
macro or launcher utility), I'll tell you about several stand-alone clipboard tools ahead in Use
an OS X Clipboard Utility .
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