How to send the contents of the clipboard to a text file

This article shows how to send clipboard content to text files with a simple shortcut.

ClipOut utility copy:

In Windows, the " clip " command line tool is a way to direct the console's output to the clipboard, but there is no tool to send clipboard content to the console. To do this, we will use the utility called ClipOut.

Simply download, extract the file to the location in the Windows PATH variable ( if you don't know the meaning of this, unzip the EXE file to the C: Windows folder ).

Add Send To shortcut:

Press the Windows + R key combination to open the box Run > type shell: sendto > press Enter to open the location of your Send To folder.

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In the Send To folder, right- click> select New > select Shortcut to create a new shortcut with the command:

Note : The above command will overwrite the contents of the selected file. If you want to append the contents of the selected file, replace it with the following command:

Of course, you can create shortcuts for both commands.

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Provide a descriptive name for the shortcut:

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It's done. From now on, using this shortcut will send the text content copied from the Windows clipboard to the selected file.

Important note: ClipOut tool only supports exporting text. If your clipboard contains binary data, the output will be empty.

Change icon:

By default, the icon for the shortcut just created is a command prompt ( command prompt ), but you can change it by right- clicking the shortcut > selecting Properties > clicking the Change Icon button> copying the line:

Go to the editor under the Look for icons in this file : tab and select an icon to your liking.

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In the shortcut's Properties window, you can set the shortcut to run in minimized mode ( Minimized ). This will prevent the command prompt window from " blinking " when the Send To command runs (instead, it will blink in your taskbar).

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