What's new?

Version 6.6

• Added: %Cursor% macro.
• Added: %Files()% macro — allows you to paste files.
• Added: Support for running multiple instances.
• Fixed: Problem with %Clip% macro in TypeIn mode.
• Fixed: Problem with abbreviations and the %List(...)% macro.
• Fixed: Problem with List window size.
• Improved: behavior in the "Show near caret" mode.

Version 6.5

• Fixed: Bug with accented characters when abbreviations are used.
• Added: "Copy\Paste as plain text" and "Type in" functions now work for all items (text, rtf, clips).
• Improved: Window for %List()% macro now dynamically adjusts its size.
• Added: Japanese localization.
• Improved: A few other small bug fixes and improvements.

Version 6.4

• Added: Clips - a new type of item. In Clip, you can store everything that you can copy to clipboard - text with html-formatting (for example for Gmail editor), images, files...
• Added: New function "Type in" for string - type text by keystroke emulation.
• Added: New global hotkey - paste current clipboard contents as plain text.
• Added: Automatically expand the string tree when searching.
• Improved: Better support for high DPI.
• Improved: Compatibility with Windows 10 and Edge browser.
• Improved: A lot of other changes and improvements.

Version 6.32

• Fixed: Problems for users from some European countries.

Version 6.31

• Fixed: Bug with accented characters.

Version 6.3

• Added: Abbreviation support — assign an abbreviation to a string, then type it and press SPACE to paste the string.

Version 6.2

This maintenance release includes bug fixes, improvements and changes to the interface and behavior.

Version 6.1

• Added: Customize font - font name, size, text and background color. See Options -> Interface.
• Added: Minimal mode in String selection dialog box, use F12 in order to switch modes.
• Improved: Support for Windows 8.

Version 6.0

• Added: Incremental search is now used in string selection dialog box and main window.
• Added: New macro - %RandomNumber(x,y)% to paste a random number from specified range (x <= number <= y).

Version 5.95

• Fixed: Error with processing local database.
• Improved: Compatibility with Windows 8.

Version 5.9

• Added: New option - play sound when clip is captured into clipboard history.
• Added: New feature - use bold text to highlight strings in the tree.
• Added: Hot keys for collapse\expand all tree folders in the string selection box (ctrl+up\down).
• Added: "Add to root" option in the new string dialog.

Version 5.8

• Added: Macros %Clip(x)% and %ClipAsPlainText(x)% where x can be 1 - 5 for pasting data from clipboard history.
• Improved: Clipboard history feature and support of Clipboard Viewer Ignore Format.
• Added: Option to disable program exit confirmation.

Version 5.7

• Added: %Env(...)% - insert the value of an environment variable.

Version 5.6

• Added: %Dictionary(...)% - automatic substitution with text from the common or local dictionary when a template is pasted.

Version 5.5

• Added: Search\filter function in main window.
• Added: Custom separator for multiple pasting from %List()% macro
• Added: Export database to txt file

Version 5.4

• Added: Support of pasting a few strings at once from %List()% macro.

Version 5.3

• Added: Filter\Search string feature.
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Version 5.22

• Fixed: Error with using local db and database caching.
• Improved: Behavior in some cases.

Version 5.2

• Added: Drag&Drop support in the String Selection Dialog Box.
• Added: Option to emulate Shift+Insert instead of Ctrl+V to paste string, to paste strings into terminal window correctly.
• Changed location for the cached database to \Local Settings\Application Data\Flashpaste

Version 5.1

This maintenance release includes improvements and bug fixes.

Version 5.0

• Added: Sorting of strings feature (choose String -> Sort Items in the main window).
• Improved: Work with clipboard history - show more characters in clip title, show full text in tooltip.
• Added: Hidden option optToolTipParseLinks.

Version 4.9

• Added: New macro %ClipAsPlainText()%.
• Fixed: A few small bugs.

Version 4.8

• Added: Support for the Vista Clipboard API. Extended support of Windows Vista and Windows 7.
• Improved: Some changes in Graphic User Interface.
• Fixed: A few small bugs.

Version 4.7

• Added: Option to add Clipboard Viewer Ignore Format while pasting text.
• Added: Context menu for Configuration Window and String Selection Dialog Box.
• Added: Copy\Paste as Plain text feature for clipboard history items.

Version 4.61

• Added: Option to change the double-click action - paste item to target (old behavior) or copy text to clipboard.
• Added: Local Texts macro now supports multiline text.

Version 4.6

• Added: Hot Key Label feature now works inside the %List()% macro.
• Added: When you open main window from a string selection dialog, the active string is automatically selected for editing.
• Fixed: problems when moving string up/down in the tree.
• Improved: Some other small changes and minor bug fixes.

Version 4.5

• Added: Template Viewer
• Added: Experimental support for the HTML format.

Version 4.41

• Improved: %ExTime(...)% macro inserts current date and time in the language selected in the System Regional and Language Options rather than in English.
• Fixed: A couple of minor problems.

Version 4.4

• Macros for choosing a line from the previously defined list: %List(...)% and %RandomFromList(...)%.

Version 4.35

• Added: New option - customize Main Hot Key action in String Selection dialog. Either open main window (old behavior) or collapse all folders, then focus the root item (same as Ctrl+Left Arrow).
• Added: Pressing F4 in the String Selection dialog opens the main window.
• Fixed: A lot of minor problems.

Version 4.31

• Added: The %Remark(...)% macro - Add comments to complex macros.

Version 4.3

• Added: The %clip()% macro to paste contents of the clipboard.
• Added: The %Open(...)% macro to run applications, open documents or web-pages.
• Added: Ability to specify the number of key repeats for the %Control(...)% macro.
• Added: Alternative way to send presses of control keys.

Version 4.2

• Added: Multiple-monitor configuration support.
• Added: %Control(...)% macro to emulate control keys.
• Added: %Print(...)% macro to insert a line by emulating keypresses instead of using the clipboard.
• Added: Copying strings and folders in the Main Window using drag&drop
• Improved: New macro format.
• Added: Alt-arrow up\down\left\right\page up\page down key combinations for navigation in the Strings tree in Main Window.

Version 4.1

• Added: Possibility to change size of Configuration Window.
• Fixed: Problem with Outlook.
• Improved: Clipboard History function is completely rewritten.
• Improved: Some other small changes and minor bug fixes.

Version 4.0

• Added: Formatted text support (RTF).
• Added: Unicode support.
• Improved: SQLite database is used for data storage instead of plain text file.
• Improved: Main program window interface.
• Warning: Starting with this version, Flashpaste does not work with Windows 98/ME.

Version 3.6

• Added: Option that allows you to disable the Hot Keys in String Selection Dialog Box.
• Fixed: Numeric keys on keypad now work as Hot Keys.
• Improved: Redesigned Options dialog box.
• Improved: Help System is completed.
• Added: German help.
• Fixed: Some bugs.

Version 3.5

• Added: Hot Key Labels. (Very useful feature!!!)
• Added: Backup feature.
• Improved: Now you can customize Hot Key behavior.
• Added: "Open as read-only" option for the Common Database.
• Added: Silent installer for quick deployment of Flashpaste on many PCs.
• Improved: Other nice changes...

Version 3.4

• Improved: Compatibility with Outlook Express.
• Added: Option to show/hide Caption Area in String Selection Dialog Box (F12).
• Fixed: Bug that has appeared with IE 5.0.
• Improved: a lot of improvements.
• Fixed: All known bugs.

Version 3.3

• Added: "Automatically Hide String Selection Dialog Box when leaving its window" option.
• Added: Option to disable restoring Clipboard Content after pasting a Clip
• Improved: MS Word and Excel interoperability.
• Improved: New hotkeys were added to String Selection Dialog Box (F2, Ctrl+Left Arrow, Right Arrow)
• Added: Configurable "Compatibility Delay" option, to get rid of some rare problems while pasting clips.
• Improved: Reduced memory footprint.

Version 3.2

• Added: Quickly paste the last pasted string without opening the String Selection dialog box.
• Added: Possibility to using the Local Database in addition to Common Database.
• Improved: Redesigned Options dialog box.

Version 3.1

• Fixed: Loss of focus after double clicking a string.
• Fixed: Extra line break is erroneously added to last string on each database save.
• Fixed: Minor bug in installation script.
• Fixed: Resolved a problem with French localization.

Version 3.0

• The program was completely redesigned.
• Work in Browsers was improved..
• Added a toolbar in the String Selection dialog box.
• Double-clicking the system tray icon now opens the main window.
• Now it is possible to select place for appearance of the String Selection dialog box (three options are available).
• Added a Wizard for new users.
• Fixed a bug when opening the help file.
• Reduced the application size.
• Speed improvement.
• Some other changes.

Version 2.5

• Now it is possible to resize the string selection dialog box.
• Now it is possible to copy strings into the clipboard instead of inserting them.
• Now it is possible to disable the clipboard history for Microsoft Word\Excel.
• Repeated records are no longer copied into the clipboard history.

Version 2.4

• Added an option to automatically select the last line inserted.
• The line editing dialog is now available through a double-click on its tree item.
• Added an extended macro for inserting time and date in any format.
• Added macros for positioning the cursor: VK_UP, VK_DOWN, VK_RIGHT, VK_LEFT .

Version 2.3

• The macros mechanism is implemented for strings being inserted.
• Bugs in logging the clipboard history are fixed.
• Italian, Spanish and Dutch languages are added.

Version 2.2

• The clipboard history feature is added.
• The localization mechanism is implemented.
• The program statistics system is added.
• Some other improvements and new features.

Version 2.1

• Bugs while functioning under WinXP SP2 are fixed.
• The possibility of setting the minimizing mode instead of closing the program is added.
• Fixed an error when showing the system tray tooltip at startup.
• The trial period is increased to 30 days.
• Improved interface.

Version 2.0

• Ability to organize strings into folders..
• Added drag&drop support in the string tree.
• Now you can see the entire text to be inserted in a tooltip.
• Now the dialog box for selecting the line to be inserted has hotkeys 1...0 to quickly select the necessary line and Ctrl-1...Ctrl-0 to quickly select and insert a line.
• Now you can store the database of the program anywhere.
• The program interface is improved.
• A few minor improvements.

Version 1.0

• First public release.