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Paste Into File

A Windows desktop application to paste clipboard contents (text and images) into files.

Installation

Installing via Chocolatey

You can use Chocolatey to install Paste Into File. If you don't have Chocolatey, you can install it from the Chocolately Install page. With Chocolatey installed, execute the following command to install Paste Into File:

choco install pasteintofile

Download and Run

1. Make sure you have .NET Framework 4.5+ installed in your system. (Included in Windows 10)

2. Download the executable from here and install it.

Usage

1. Right click in the folder where you want to create the file and choose the Paste Into File entry from the context menu:

   
   

2. Choose the filename, extenstion and location, then press the Save button:
   

Combination Key Usage

• To create a file automatically (without a windows prompt), hold SHIFT key while choosing [Paste Into File] in the context menu.
• To create the file in a default sub folder under the current directory, hold CTRL key while choosing [Paste Into File] in the context menu.
• Holding both keys (CTRL+SHIFT) while choosing [Paste Into File] will create the text file automatically in the default sub folder associated with the file type.
  • The default sub folder for a text file is Text, and the default folder for an image file is Image.
  • The default sub folders can be changed using command line options. See Configuration section for details.

Configuration

Run the following commands in a terminal (Command Prompt or PowerShell).

• To add the Paste Into File entry in the File Explorer context menu:

  PasteIntoFile /reg

• To remove the Paste Into File entry from the File Explorer context menu:

  PasteIntoFile /unreg

• To change the default filename format:

  PasteIntoFile /filename yyyyMMdd_HHmmss

• To change the default Text Sub Folder:

  PasteIntoFile /TextDefaultDir MyDefaultTextFolder

• To change the default Image Sub Folder:

  PasteIntoFile /ImageDefaultDir MyImgDir

• To change the default path to a specific folder use a fully qualified path having a drive letter:

  PasteIntoFile /ImageDefaultDir C:\MyProject\Screenshots
  PasteIntoFile /TextDefaultDir C:\MyProject\SourceCode

  For more information on the format specifiers, see Custom date and time format strings.