SP Clipboard Mechanic
Give copied content a useful lifetime instead of leaving it behind indefinitely. Each clipboard change starts or resets your one-shot timer. When time expires, Clipboard Mechanic clears the current clipboard and removes unpinned Windows clipboard-history items.
Copied data can outlive the reason you copied it.
Windows can retain the current clipboard and, when clipboard history is enabled, earlier copied items. Remembering to clear both manually is easy to miss.
Start the clock when content arrives.
The timer begins when the clipboard changes. Copy something new and the full delay starts again. If no newer content arrives before zero, the application performs the cleanup once and waits for the next clipboard change.
The same focused controls in light or dark mode.
Follow the Windows application theme automatically or choose a fixed Source Potato light or dark palette. The selection is saved immediately.
Light mode
Dark mode
A timer tied to the clipboard, not the clock on the wall.
Set
Choose days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Changes are saved immediately.
Copy
Copy content normally. Clipboard Mechanic detects the change and starts the countdown.
Reset
Copy anything new before zero and the timer returns to the full configured delay.
Clear
At zero, the current clipboard and unpinned history are cleared. The app then waits.
Clipboard control without a complicated clipboard manager.
Clipboard-Driven Timer
The countdown starts only when clipboard content changes and resets whenever newer content arrives.
Current Clipboard Cleanup
Clear the current clipboard immediately from the main interface or tray menu, even when Windows history is disabled.
History Cleanup
Remove unpinned items from Windows clipboard history. Items pinned by the user remain pinned.
Tray-First Operation
Starts in the notification area with Open, Clear Clipboard, Auto Clear controls, and Exit close at hand.
Persistent Settings
Your timer, Auto Clear state, and application preferences return exactly as you left them after a reboot.
Windows Startup Control
Enable or disable start-with-Windows behavior directly from the application.
SP Clipboard Mechanic version 1 build 32
64-bit Windows application. Guided Setup is recommended. It requests administrator permission when it opens, then guides appearance, clipboard lifetime, Auto Clear, Windows startup, installation, and optional launch without a second elevation prompt.
Guided setup
Recommended. Includes the MSI and walks through the license, install location, screenshot-based appearance choice, Auto Clear timer, Windows startup, and optional launch. Auto Clear and Start with Windows default to on with a five-minute lifetime.
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Standalone MSI
Native Windows Installer package for direct or managed deployment, with standard upgrade, repair, and complete removal support.
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For Windows users who do not want copied content hanging around.
Everyday Windows work
Automatically retire copied text, images, and other clipboard content after enough time to finish the task.
Repair and support
Reduce forgotten clipboard contents while moving between customer records, remote sessions, and bench work.
Shared workstations
Give clipboard content a predictable lifetime on computers used repeatedly by more than one person.
Ready to put an expiration timer on the clipboard?
Use Guided Setup for the normal installation experience, the MSI for managed deployment, or the portable executable directly.