CLCL vs Ditto
CLCL
nakka.comDitto
ditto-cp.sourceforge.ioSide by side
| Figure | CLCL | Ditto |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Clipboard Manager Software | 8.5 (#4) | 7.5 (#24) |
| Spec score · Clipboard Managers | 8.2 (#10) | 7.4 (#30) |
| Access | A pop-up menu is displayed with Alt+C, and a menu item can be pasted automatically. | Ditto can be opened from the system tray or with a global hot key, which defaults to Ctrl + back-quote. |
| Unicode | The maker lists Unicode support. | The project page lists full Unicode support and UTF-8 support for language files. |
| What it does | CLCL is a clipboard caching utility. | Ditto extends the Windows clipboard and saves copied items in a database for later access. |
Plans
In their own words
CLCL
CLCL is a freeware Windows clipboard caching utility. Press Alt+C to open its customizable pop-up menu, then choose a history item or registered item to paste into the active editor. You can register frequently used text as templates, select which clipboard formats to retain or save, and specify windows to ignore. Pictures and tooltips can appear in the menu, and a different paste key can be configured for each window. The maker says CLCL supports all clipboard formats and Unicode. Plug-ins can extend it with tools for text conversion or clipboard clearing, plus formats such as RTF and Windows metafiles. The English page states that it works with Windows XP and later. The download page lists CLCL version 2.1.3 dated 2022/12/1, with executable and ZIP archives, and links to source code on GitHub. A download directory also lists clcl220.zip dated 2026-08-21.
Ditto
Ditto has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.