Shapeshifter (software)
Shapeshifter is a freeware clipboard manager, originally developed by the defunct company Flamefusion and made open-sourced on GitHub later. It allows users to have several items in the Windows clipboard, which is normally limited to one single item.
| Developer(s) | Flamefusion |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 5 (5.0.107)
/ September 18, 2016 |
| Preview release | 6 (6.1.1990)
/ October 14, 2016 |
| Repository | github |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Clipboard manager |
| License | CC-AT-NC |
Shapeshifter works by hooking onto the default clipboard hotkeys in Windows, to add extra functionality for hotkeys such as "CTRL + V" and so forth.[1] While some clipboard managers are only compatible with copying text, Shapeshifter can copy any format, including customized formats between other non-standard applications.[2]
The clipboard manager stores all data sets in the program database, but unlike many similar programs the saved clips are erased each time the computer is turned off.
References
- ^ "Smart Clipboard Manager for Windows : Shapeshifter". 28 June 2012.
- ^ "ShapeShifter, Lightweight Windows Clipboard Replacement - gHacks Tech News". 7 August 2010.