When comparing ClipX vs ClipMate, the Slant community recommends ClipX for most people. In the question“What are the best clipboard managers for Windows?” ClipX is ranked 4th while ClipMate is ranked 5th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Free
Pro Lightweight and simple
Right now the program takes up 108KB in the Program Files folder.
Pro Screen capture
Pro Stable and reliable
Pro Proper Shortcut Keys
This is, even in 2020, the only clipboard manager that allows you to set "Back" and "Next" clip keys, so you don't have to open the manager to change your selection.
Pro Clipbar toolbar
The Clipbar shows the last clip text and allows shortcut access to other commands for scree capture, etc
Pro Clip backup/archive
Cons
Con No longer developed
ClipX is quite old, with the last stable version dating back to November 2005.
The most recent update was July, 2008.
Con May be difficult to get it to start with Windows
Con Unicode not supported
Con Clipbar toolbar
The current edition of Win11 does not allow the use of toolbars in the Taskbar area. However, the program still remains one of the top clipboard utilities.