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Twice · Desktop app · Windows 11

Copied it last week? Paste it now.

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Double-tap Alt, type a word, press Enter.

Clipboard history for Windows 11. It keeps your last 500 copies on your PC, finds one by any word and pastes it back where you were typing. Windows only, text only.

Tell me when it ships

Coming soon The button opens an email to the lab. Send it, and you hear when it ships. Any purchase can be refunded within 14 days, no questions: write to support@8020lab.com.

01The cost

Win+V keeps 25 copies, and loses the unpinned ones every time you restart.

It has no search either, so last week’s copy means scrolling, or going back to find it again.

Twice keeps 500 across restarts. Type any word and the clip is pasted where you were typing, in about 0.4 seconds.

Win+V’s limit: Microsoft Support, “Using the clipboard”. Twice: tools/measure.py, 40 runs on 4 November 2026, second Alt to paste with 500 clips, median 387 ms (p95 580 ms), not counting the time you take to type. How each number on this site was measured.

02What you get

Twice, in three moves.

  • Find it

    Type any word, in any order. Matches are highlighted, and the whole clip is shown with its source app and age.

  • Paste it

    Enter pastes into the window you were in. Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9 paste the first nine at once.

  • Keep it

    The last 500 copies stay across restarts. Pinned clips stay on top and never expire. Delete one by mistake and Ctrl+Z brings it back.

Nothing leaves your PC. Activating Pro checks your key once; nothing you copy is ever sent. Copies that password managers mark private are never recorded.

03The free option

Win+V is free. Here is what it does not do.

Win+V is capped at 25 items, has no search, can miss copies from slow apps and clears unpinned items at restart.

Twice searches every word, keeps 500 clips across restarts and pastes back where you were typing.

Tell me when it ships

Coming soon Any purchase can be refunded within 14 days, no questions: write to support@8020lab.com.

04Proof

What is true today.

  • 438 automated tests pass on version 3.0.0, the build in the installer.
  • Measured on 4 November 2026: at rest, after its window closes, Twice holds 3 to 4 MB of memory.

Early adopter notes appear here as they come, each with the price its author paid, favourable or not: how notes are published.

05Price

Twice itself costs nothing, for good. Pro adds named snippets and typed :shortcuts for $9 once, and the first 10 pay $1.

TextExpander is {{TWICE_RIVAL_PRICE}} a year.Twice Pro is $9 once. Twice is free.

One key, Windows and Mac, up to 5 computers.

  1. First 10

    $1

    once

    10 places, open at launch

  2. Next 100

    $3

    once

    100 places, open at launch

  3. Then

    $9

    once

Every rung is the same Twice Pro, paid once: one key, Windows and Mac, up to 5 computers. While places last; the count is updated by hand. Early users are invited, never required, to share feedback, and with their permission it appears on the Early adopter notes.

  • Paid once. Nothing renews. {{TWICE_TERMS}}
  • One key unlocks Pro on up to 5 computers, Windows and Mac in any mix. Deactivate one in the tray menu, or in the Polar customer portal, to move the key to another.
Tell me when it ships

Coming soon Any purchase can be refunded within 14 days, no questions: write to support@8020lab.com.

Twice for Mac: coming soon.

Planned for Mac
FeatureFreePro
Clipboard history, search and paste backYesYes
Images in historyYesYes
Any shortcutYesYes
Recent and PinnedYesYes
Search the words inside images and screenshotsNoYes
Private pins: hidden until you unlock them with Touch ID or your passwordNoYes
Save what you keep pasting: snippets and typed :shortcutsNoYes
Tags, flavors and the mascotNoYes
Tell me when it ships

No date yet. The button opens an email to the lab.

06Limits

What it does not do yet.

Twice is new. The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows shows a blue SmartScreen box the first time it runs (More info, then Run anyway).

Three limits are stated, not hidden. Text only: images and files are not kept. Windows only, with no sync to another PC or a phone. Screen readers cannot read the window yet; Win+V is the accessible choice today.

Version 3.0.0, checked on 4 November 2026.

07FAQ

Questions before buying.

Does it work offline?
Yes. Activating Pro checks your key once, online. After that Twice never connects, and nothing you copy is ever sent.
What about passwords?
Copies that password managers mark private, or that ask Windows not to keep them, are never recorded. Pause recording from the tray menu.
Where is the Pro key after buying?
Three steps. Open your Polar purchases page (the link is in your receipt) and copy the key. Download Twice. In the tray menu, choose Activate Pro and paste the key.
Which Windows?
Twice is built for Windows 11. No other version is claimed, and it is Windows only.
Images and files?
Not yet. Twice keeps text only.

08Specifications

Platform
Windows 11
Opens with
Double-tap Alt
Keeps
Text, 500 clips
History
One file on your PC
Status
Coming soon