The clcl.exe process is an executable file that functions as a main program launcher of CLCL, a clipboard caching utility that directly deals with, and provides additional functionality to, the Windows clipboard, along with other useful extensions. In the Windows Clipboard, the clcl.exe process can access temporary data and may perform different tasks with the content of the Windows clipboard, and this data can be supervised or monitored by the user with the clcl.exe process. Text clips, Web links, pictures or clip art images and more can be stored and organized by the clcl.exe process and its associated program. With this software, clips may be pasted to different applications that are then able to copy any selected data, and text clips can be grouped into sets of categories that can be created by the user. The sizes or date and time stamps of these items can also be edited through this application. This freeware is a compact tool that supports all clipboard formats, with a customizable menu where special actions or favorite text clips can be assigned with hot keys and has an extensible function with plug-in. The clcl.exe file allows users to save and transfer files that range from simple texts to OLE files.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. clcl.exe. is used by CLCL, If you shut down clcl.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop clcl.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is CLCL, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed clcl.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as CLCL, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if clcl.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that clcl.exe, belongs to, in this case CLCL