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Clipboard Viewer - Free ShareX Tool

Clipboard Viewer in ShareX — history, copy, text. How this built-in tool works and how to configure it in the free, open-source Windows app.

ShareX Clipboard Viewer

The clipboard viewer shows you everything currently stored in your Windows clipboard, including text, images, and file references. It's a handy tool for inspecting clipboard content before pasting.

How to Use

  1. Open Tools → Clipboard Viewer
  2. View the current clipboard content in real-time
  3. See the content type (text, image, file list)
  4. Copy, save, or clear clipboard content

What It Displays

  • Text content — Plain text and rich text with formatting details
  • Image content — Image dimensions, format, and file size
  • File list — Files that have been copied from File Explorer
  • Binary data — Raw clipboard format information

Features

  • Real-time display — Updates automatically when clipboard changes
  • Content history — View previously copied items (useful when ShareX is running)
  • Format detection — Shows exactly what type of data is on the clipboard
  • Save to file — Export clipboard content directly to a file

Tips

  • Combine with ShareX's screenshot workflow to see captured images immediately
  • Use before pasting to verify clipboard content when working with sensitive data
  • Useful for developers debugging copy/paste functionality

Official References

Official project links

If you need the original docs, release files or project source code, go directly to the official ShareX resources.