ClipSpy

ClipSpy is a small software application developed specifically for helping you automatically monitor the clipboard content and reveal the raw data and ASCII code for each item copied to the clipboard. It can be deployed on all Windows flavors out there.

Portable running mode

The tool comes in a portable package which gives you the advantage of keeping it stored on USB flash drives or other portable devices. Plus, it does not write entries to your Windows registry and leave other settings files behind. All configuration items are saved on the portable device.
You can double-click on the executable file in order to access the program’s functions. Uninstalling it means deleting that files that you have downloaded from the Internet.

Simple looks

ClipSpy sports a clean and straightforward design that has to offer only a few configuration settings. You cannot appeal to a help manual but you can decode the dedicated parameters on your own because they look easy to work with.

Automatic clipboard monitoring actions

The application is able to automatically capture the content copied to the clipboard and reveals the raw data and ASCII representation directly in the main window. It is not able to store multiple entries. It only shows the corresponding values for the current clipboard content.
What’s more, you are allowed to drag and drop items directly into the primary panel in order to view details about them. Other important configuration settings worth being mentioned enable you to read again the clipboard content, empty the clipboard data, as well as save info to a file on the disk.
Tests have pointed out that ClipSpy carries out a task quickly and without errors. It does not eat up a lot of CPU and memory resources so the overall performance of the computer is not affected.

Final remarks

To sum things up, ClipSpy proves to be a simple clipboard viewer that comes packed with several handy features for helping you monitor clipboard data. It is not as comprehensive as other clipboard managers available on the market, but it gets the job done fast.