On: Ask HN: What are your favorite developer-efficiency tips?

[lukifer]

I can't say enough good things about a multiple clipboard manager. Not only is it useful to copy/paste multiple items in sequence, but it's a game changer to be able to quickly retrieve a code snippet, or URL, or CLI command you used recently; and/or, to trivially stash one just in case you'll want it later. (Primary downside: using a computer without multiple clipboards feels broken. What do you mean it "forgot" the thing I copied five minutes ago?)

My weapon of choice these days is LaunchBar [0]. Despite the clipboard history feature being bolted on to otherwise unrelated functionality, I love the low-friction keyboard shortcut: Cmd-\, arrow-down to the chosen item, release Cmd to automatically paste.

[0] https://obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html

[kall → lukifer]

The searchable clipboard history in alfred app set to three months has been a complete game changer for me.

Pushing things that I may or may not need at some point into the clipboard has become subconcious. The type to search is a dream and can even be used without really looking.

I have no need for any actice code snippet managment/notes since anything that matters stays in the three month buffer.

[uryga → lukifer]

Windows 10's builtin clipboard history (Win+V) is one of the best things they've added tbh

(it's opt-in, in case anyone's wondering...)

[mceachen → uryga]

Also try Ditto. It has features I missed with the new built-in win10 tool which made be come back to it. Open source. https://ditto-cp.sourceforge.io/

[bigpeach → lukifer]

Nice! I've been looking for something like this. Do you use tmux? I wonder how it works with tmux copy mode... Semi-related to this, I wish there was a way to visualize your undo/redo tree. I hate that if I want to undo a change I made 10 changes ago, I can't (at least, I don't know how to). Something like a jump list in vim.

[war1025 → lukifer]

I used to have Glipper installed in Gnome, but it looks like that's been a dead project for the better part of a decade now. Does anyone know a modern equivalent? I did enjoy having a clipboard manager

I guess one potential downside is that I use `pass` to manage passwords and I don't terribly want my passwords all stuck in my clipboard history...

[seelaman → war1025]

I use Clipman. Simple, but does job.

[lgunsch → lukifer]

Definitely agree. I've used a clipboard manager for years now, and I can't imagine going back. I always miss it when I'm not on my machine.

[edwinyzh → lukifer]

Yes! And please don't choose one that's too much powerful (usually means complexity) and bloated. On Windows over the decades I've tried a lot of them, and ATM, clipdiary is the best, because it does what I need (just keep a list of clip history and let me select and paste any of them handily) and not slow.

[mekster → lukifer]

Unclutter on macOS is simple and doesn't get in the way as clipboard manager. It also has quick memo feature which I use to keep my to-do list.

These small things are part of the reasons I stick with macOS.

Not sure why in decades, Windows never have these things.