The latest articles on DEV Community by Salam Sheikh (@devsalamsheikh). https://dev.to/devsalamsheikh https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4228946%2Fc92b6648-d2ca-4d5e-b3a6-36b8613df0b5.jpg https://dev.to/devsalamsheikh en Salam Sheikh Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:08:50 +0000 https://dev.to/devsalamsheikh/have-you-ever-thought-of-floating-clipboard-3gaf https://dev.to/devsalamsheikh/have-you-ever-thought-of-floating-clipboard-3gaf <p>One extra Ctrl+C replaced the thing I still needed.</p> <p>It happened often enough that I built a Windows app to stop it.</p> <p>A client reply.</p> <p>A code snippet.</p> <p>A useful link.</p> <p>A color from a design.</p> <p>Copy one more thing, and getting back to the previous item breaks your flow. It sounds small, but repeating that interruption all day quietly drains momentum.</p> <p>Windows already has clipboard history. I wanted something that could stay beside my work, remain searchable, and keep reusable content organized without sending it to the cloud.</p> <p>That frustration became FloatClip: a floating clipboard companion for Windows 10 and 11.</p> <p>With FloatClip, I can:</p> <p>→ Search recent clipboard history instantly </p> <p>→ Preview text, images, links, formatted content, and colors </p> <p>→ Pin important items and organize them into folders </p> <p>→ Paste an exact item back into the app I was using </p> <p>→ Keep history available after restarting Windows </p> <p>→ Mask sensitive previews and keep everything stored locally</p> <p>No FloatClip account, No cloud database, No subscription.</p> <p>FloatClip is free to download, and I would genuinely value feedback from people who work on Windows every day.</p> <p>Try it: <a href="https://floatclip.salamsheikh.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://floatclip.salamsheikh.com/</a></p> <p>What is the one clipboard feature Windows still does not handle well enough for your workflow?</p> <h1> Windows11 #ProductivityTools #IndieDeveloper </h1> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F29znae6mw1khvynpo4ng.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F29znae6mw1khvynpo4ng.png" alt=" " width="800" height="1000"></a></p> ai programming productivity webdev