Corkboard is to copy and paste what Exposé is to the minimize button. It lets you manage your data and works-in-progress in a new and intuitive way, by working alongside your clipboard—the place things go when you copy or paste them—to hold more data and show you exactly what's going on.
![[Corkboard running on an iMac]](./corkboard/imac.png)
You can drag-and-drop data to Corkboard, where it will be kept for safekeeping between reboots, crashes, quits, and saves. When you need to use the data again, just drag it back out to the program that needs it. It's fast, simple, and easy.
We've all made that mistake: cut something important so we can move it, and then accidentally copy something else to the clipboard. It's an unfortunate song we've been dancing to for over twenty years. Corkboard helps you break the rhythm.
Corkboard keeps track of everything you copy to the clipboard. If you copy over what was there, it might be forgotten, but it's not gone. To keep it permanently, drag or paste it into Corkboard from almost any application. Even if Corkboard doesn't know how to show that data, it'll still hold onto it for you. Never again do you need to risk losing it all.
Corkboard can also search inside the content of clippings it understands. Click the Search field to narrow down your list of clippings to only those that contain what you're looking for. So that's where I put that lasagne recipe!
Corkboard takes full advantage of the advanced technologies in Mac OS X. Through Core Animation and Core Image, you get the same fluid, intuitive motion you find in Apple's own software like Dashboard, Exposé, or Time Machine. Windows in the background soften and blur; clippings slide gracefully across the screen. If your Mac is a little less powerful, Corkboard automatically scales back these effects to keep everything running smoothly.
Corkboard is now accessible to blind and visually impaired users through Mac OS X's VoiceOver technology. Hear the content of your clippings spoken aloud, and navigate between them with ease.
Developers shouldn't feel left out in the cold either. Corkboard features a rich plugin framework that supports adding new data types. You can include Corkboard interpreters in application bundles the same way you include Spotlight importers and Quick Look generators. Read the Corkboard Developer Redbook (PDF, 2.0MB) for more information, or visit the CorkCore Framework Reference for specific information on the Corkboard APIs.