ClipDump - A clipboard dumper for Windows built on .NET SDK 9

ClipDump is a Windows application that monitors clipboard activity and automatically saves clipboard content to disk. It features a comprehensive WPF interface for configuration and runs as a background service with system tray integration. The application captures various clipboard data formats including text, images, HTML, and files, with intelligent rules-based processing for different applications and formats.

Features

• Real-time clipboard monitoring - Uses Windows clipboard format listener for immediate detection of clipboard changes
• System tray integration - Runs minimized in the system tray with context menu, enable/disable options, and timed disable functionality
• Multi-format support - Handles text (plain text, RTF, HTML), images (PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF), and file lists with automatic format detection
• Configurable format rules - Create custom rules for specific clipboard formats with individual size limits, ignore settings, and destination directories
• Application-specific rules - Define rules for specific applications including ignore lists and custom output directories
• Running application detection - Automatically detect and add rules for currently running applications with visible windows
• Format discovery and management - Automatic tracking of seen clipboard formats with ability to create rules from discovered formats
• Size filtering - Set global, per-application, and per-format size limits to avoid saving large unwanted content
• Flexible file organization - Configurable working directory with support for format-specific and application-specific subdirectories
• Working directory integration - One-click Explorer access to output directories with full path resolution and environment variable support
• Smart file naming - Timestamped filenames with appropriate extensions based on content type and format
• Enhanced temporary disable functionality - Disable clipboard monitoring for set periods (1, 5, 60 minutes) or until manually re-enabled with countdown timer
• Foreground application detection - Tracks which application generated clipboard content for enhanced logging and rule application
• Format cache system - Persistent tracking of clipboard formats with usage statistics, timestamps, and backup functionality
• History management - Clear format history with automatic backup creation and restore capabilities
• Comprehensive logging - Detailed event logging for monitoring, troubleshooting, and audit trails
• WPF configuration interface - Multi-tab interface for managing global settings, format rules, application rules, and seen formats
• Automated rule cleanup tools - Detection and removal of duplicate, unnecessary, or redundant format and application rules
• Windows startup integration - Configure ClipDump to automatically start with Windows login
• About dialog - Version information and application details accessible from the main interface
• JSON configuration - Settings automatically saved and persisted between sessions with human-readable format
• Cross-thread safe operations - Proper threading implementation for UI updates and clipboard monitoring
• Minimize to tray behavior - Window closes to tray instead of exiting, with restore functionality