While all these tools are great, my situation I wanted addressed was for a typical corporate network, when it’s not possible to change firewall settings, or install programs, and there’s a real security problem with sharing possibly classified data across the network for the clipboards.

Therefore I’ve written the little open-source tool called ClipBoardMultiSharer which can be found here:
http://clipboardmshare.sourceforge.net/

This is quite a low-tech tool with no installer, it relies on Windows file sharing, and supports only text data.

However, this also means you only need access to a common shared network folder such as a personal space typically provided at a corporate network, and by using such a folder you can safely and securely share clipboard data conveniently.

Regards,
Toshak

Simidude runs on Windows, Mac and Unix. It makes it easy to synchronize your machines clipboards, keep a clipboard history or share files and whole directories between machines.

Simidude is available at http://www.simidude.com

Kind Regards, Torsten Uhlmann

Kubuntu – Set clipboard data:
#!/bin/sh
dcop klipper klipper setClipboardContents “$*”
Kubuntu — Get clipboard data:
#!/bin/sh
#get/echo:
dcop klipper klipper getClipboardContents

Windows XP/WSH — Set clipboard data .vbs:
‘ adapted from Frank-Peter Schultze http://www.fpschultze.de/smartfaq+faq.faqid+53.htm
If WScript.Arguments.Count Then
t = WScript.Arguments(0)
With WScript.CreateObject(“InternetExplorer.Application”)
.Navigate “about:blank”
Do Until .ReadyState = 4 : WScript.Sleep 50 : Loop
.document.ParentWindow.ClipboardData.SetData “text”, t
End With
End If

Windows XP/WSH — Get clipboard data .vbs:
‘ adapted from Frank-Peter Schultze http://www.fpschultze.de/smartfaq+faq.faqid+53.htm
With WScript.CreateObject(“InternetExplorer.Application”)
.Navigate “about:blank”
Do Until .ReadyState = 4 : WScript.Sleep 50 : Loop
WScript.echo .document.ParentWindow.ClipboardData.GetData(“text”)
End With

These .vbs load up a hidden IE in the background in order to access the clipboard, so take a few seconds to run, but this is the only transparent (non-binary, no software install, source available) way I’ve found so far.

Now I just need OS X scripts and the subsequent key bindings to finish off my DIY clipboard tool! ;)

http://tuu.fi/notepad/

Try creating your own private pad.

Ditto also looks good. Hadn’t come across that one.