Question 1

What is Edge Drop?

Accepted Answer

Edge Drop is a free, open-source clipboard manager for Windows that anchors itself to the leftmost edge of your screen. Move your cursor to the left edge and the panel slides out, showing your clipboard history as a shelf of stacked items - text snippets, images, and files. You can drag any item directly into a native application (Photoshop, Word, Slack, etc.) using OS-level OLE drag-and-drop, without any copy-paste steps.

Question 2

Is Edge Drop free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Edge Drop is 100% free and open-source under the Apache-2.0 license. There are no subscriptions, paywalls, or premium tiers. You can download it, modify it, and use it without paying anything.

Question 3

Does Edge Drop collect or upload my clipboard data?

Accepted Answer

No. Edge Drop is a fully offline, local-only application. It stores your clipboard history on your own computer (in your local AppData folder) and never connects to any server, sends telemetry, or uploads anything. It has no login system, no tracking, and no cookies.

Question 4

What Windows versions does Edge Drop support?

Accepted Answer

Edge Drop supports Windows 10 and Windows 11. It is built with Electron and targets Win32 APIs for OLE drag-and-drop. macOS support is on the roadmap.

Question 5

How do I open Edge Drop?

Accepted Answer

After installing Edge Drop, move your mouse cursor to the absolute left edge of your screen (x=0). After a 120ms hover, the panel automatically slides open. There is no keyboard shortcut or system tray click required - just edge hover.

Question 6

How is Edge Drop different from Windows built-in clipboard history?

Accepted Answer

Windows' built-in clipboard (Win+V) is a modal popup that only supports text. Edge Drop supports text, images, and files; allows you to stack multiple items into draggable groups; supports native OS-level file drag-and-drop into professional apps like Photoshop, Word, and Slack; lets you pin items permanently; has incognito mode; and lives always-accessible on your screen edge without requiring a keyboard shortcut.

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