Gwen
Gwen is a lightweight clipboard manager that runs quietly in the system tray and remembers everything you copy on Windows — text, images, files, and even hex color codes. Press a global hotkey and a small popup opens right next to your cursor, showing your recent copies newest-first. Pick one and it's pasted straight back into whatever window you were working in.What Gwen Remembers - Plain Text, Rich Text, Images, File Paths & Hex ColorsKey FeaturesGlobal Hotkey PopupPress Ctrl+Shift+V (fully configurable in Preferences) from anywhere in Windows to instantly open a borderless, always-on-top popup right next to your cursor — no need to switch windows or dig through menus first.Full Clipboard HistoryEvery copy — text, images, files, and colors — is saved to a local SQLite database at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Gwen. History is kept persistent by default, matching Maccy, so it's there whenever you need to reach back for something you copied earlier.Live Search & FilterStart typing in the popup to instantly filter your clipboard history down to matching items — no need to scroll through dozens of old entries to find the one you want.Keyboard-First NavigationUse ↑ / ↓ to move the selection, Enter or a click to paste, and number keys 1–9 to jump straight to a row and paste it immediately.Hex Color DetectionCopy a hex color code as text — with or without the # — and Gwen automatically recognizes it and displays a live color swatch preview right in the history list, just like the Maccy reference.Smart Duplicate DetectionEach capture is fingerprinted (a hash for images, the raw string for text and files), so a single copy that fires the clipboard event twice — common with images — is only ever recorded once.Near-Zero Idle CPU UsageGwen polls a lightweight Windows clipboard-sequence counter rather than repeatedly re-reading clipboard contents, so it can run in the background all day without noticeable CPU or battery impact.System Tray IntegrationLives quietly in the tray with quick access to Open, Clear All, Preferences, About, Start-with-Windows, and Quit — no taskbar clutter, no visible window until you need it.Configurable PreferencesChange the hotkey, maximum history size, and clipboard poll interval — all applied live, with no restart needed. A scrollable Preferences window keeps Save/Cancel reachable on any display or DPI setting.Start with WindowsToggle autostart from Preferences or the tray menu so Gwen is ready and watching your clipboard the moment you log in — no manual launching required.Clear History on Restart (Optional)History persists by default, but a dedicated toggle lets you wipe it automatically on every restart — useful if you sometimes copy passwords, tokens, or other sensitive text.Single Instance EnforcementA named Windows mutex check ensures only one copy of Gwen ever runs at a time. A second launch attempt gets a native "already running" message instead of spinning up a duplicate tray icon.Delete Individual EntriesSelect any item in the popup and press Delete to remove just that entry from history — no need to clear everything to get rid of one unwanted copy.Instant Popup OpenThe popup shows immediately with whatever it last displayed, then refreshes content a moment later — so opening Gwen never feels like it's waiting on a database read first.Distinct Taskbar & Title Bar IconA dedicated app icon appears consistently across every window's title bar, the tray, and the taskbar — instead of being grouped under a generic default icon.100% Offline Clipboard StorageYour clipboard history is stored only on your own PC. Nothing is uploaded or synced anywhere — Gwen's only network call is a one-time license check.
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