Clipboard Capture

Git Winch is true to its philosophy of handling data of all kinds. That means not just files. But also your clipboard activity. Inside Git Winch we have implemented a neat clipboard listener. It can listen to all the clipboard work that you do on the computer where Git Winch is running. So each time you copy (or cut) some piece of text it will queue it inside. This is kept as a text file named captures.txt and is kept in the application folder of Git Winch

Why?
Often we copy something … say an interesting link you were browsing … and you meant to paste it and use it somewhere, but you forgot. No worries. Git Winch has got your back.

What can be done here?
You can browse thru such clipboard texts from the special dialog that handles them. (You can open that dialog using a pop-up menu from the files listing). You can send some of the relevant texts to your Kanban group from there, if so needed. Thus you can convert it as a task for yourself or the rest of your office.

But if too many texts are collected, what happens?
You can change this setting in the gitwinch.ini file (in the application folder). Change value of pauseCapture to zero and next time onward it will be not collect such clipboard texts. However, a special hot-key: Ctrl+Shift+F7 will override the pause and send the clipboard captured text to the clipboard manager.

NOTE: Only texts are handled. Nothing else. Ah…yes, there is one special clipboard activity: If you did copy a filename from the Windows File Explorer; you can paste that into the file listing, and file will get copied to that folder.

What is the Clipboard Queue?

1. The Clipboard Queue stores copied text in a chronological list for later use.
2. It automatically captures text copied from any application (e.g., chats, web pages, code snippets).
3. It acts as a clipboard history, preventing loss when new text overwrites old copied content.
4. You can also create Kanban cards directly from captured text.

When Does Clipboard Capture Work?

1. Every time you copy text on your system (using `Ctrl+C` or right-click → Copy).
2. To pause auto-capture, click the “Pause” checkbox in the “Captures” window.

1. If auto-capture fails (e.g., in secure or restricted apps), or if you had paused the capture, use the manual hotkey:

Press `Ctrl+Shift+F7` to insert the current clipboard content into this Clipboard Manager inside Git Winch.

How to Use Clipboard Captures

1. Right-click the right pane in the Work Page and select “Show Captured Clips” to open “Captures”.
2. In the “Captures” window, select a text snippet.
3. Add a title and click “Create New Card”.

How to pause Auto-Capture

1. While the “Captures” window is open, check the “Pause” box to temporarily stop capturing new clipboard entries.
2. If you want the clipboard capture system to be paused, change the gitwinch.ini file setting “pauseCapture” from 1 to 0

Who Benefits?

• Professionals: Designers, writers, architects, and researchers who organize snippets from various apps.
• Teams: Convert shared notes and copied content into tasks for easier collaboration.
• Remote workers: Save chats and document fragments seamlessly across apps.
• Programmers and power users: Manage code snippets, logs, and notes system-wide, beyond IDE-specific tools.

1. If automatic capture doesn't work, press `Ctrl+Shift+F7` to manually add clipboard content. This works even if the clipboard capture is paused.
2. Clipboard history persists until you clear it — so nothing is lost accidentally.
3. Before exiting Git Winch, review your clipboard queue to organize any remaining items. When the capture items is 15 or more, Git Winch will remind you before quitting.
4. You can always edit the captures.txt file after quitting too. That is the file which stores all the captured texts. That file is saved silently in the application's folder.
5. Currently only text is captured. Not images.

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