Ditto is an extension to the standard windows clipboard. It saves each item placed on the clipboard allowing you access to any of those items at a later time. Ditto allows you to save any type of information that can be put on the clipboard, text, images, html, custom formats.
Publisher’s description
What is Ditto?
Ditto by Scott Brogden is open-source Windows software in the system utilities category. It ranks 10th by popularity among system utilities in this catalogue. It is written in C.
Installation and requirements
The publisher provides EXE (Inno Setup) installers for 64-bit Windows. Installation asks for administrator rights. A silent install is possible with the installer’s documented switches.
Updates and version history
The current version is 3.25.113.0, released on September 27, 2025. The version history goes back to March 30, 2021: 7 releases, all linked to the official files. That is about 1.6 releases a year. The last update is more than a year old.
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 459,219 times. The source code on GitHub (sabrogden/Ditto) has 7,351 stars. On Windows it registers 1 file type, including .dto. Similar programs include AutoHotkey, Bazel and osquery.
Project description on GitHub: “Ditto is an extension to the Windows Clipboard. You copy something to the Clipboard and Ditto takes what you copied and stores it in a database to retrieve at a later time.”
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Documented silent install
- Large user base
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
- Installation needs administrator rights
- No update for more than a year
In short: Ditto is an open-source system utilitie tool for 64-bit PCs. Updates have slowed down. Administrators can deploy it unattended.
Is Ditto safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
FC354F1E9B9D2984099D4DA93B4C569866DFE9BF1F590C1313E85E07F41224D3· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 7 versions ›7 versions over 4 years · about 1.6 a year
| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.25.113.0Latest | September 27, 2025 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 3.25.76.0 | August 21, 2025 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 3.24.246.0 | April 16, 2023 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 3.24.238.0 | October 4, 2022 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 3.24.214.0 | September 12, 2021 | — | 32-bit EXE (Inno Setup)64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 3.24.184.0 | March 30, 2021 | 5.3 MB | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 3.23.124.0 | March 30, 2021 | 4.8 MB | 32-bit EXE |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id Ditto.Ditto -echoco install ditto -yDittoSetup_3_25_113_0.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Related guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- Scott Brogden
- Category
- System utilities
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com/sabrogden/Ditto
- Written in
- C
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- EXE (Inno Setup)
- Version
- 3.25.113.0
- Released
- September 27, 2025
- Added to the catalogue
- March 30, 2021
- Versions listed
- 7
- Updates / year
- 1.6
- Chocolatey downloads
- 459,219
- GitHub stars
- 7,351
- GitHub forks
- 470
- Website
- sabrogden.github.io
- winget ID
- Ditto.Ditto
- Chocolatey package
- ditto
File types it opens (1)
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ditto free?
Yes. Ditto is open-source software under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Is Ditto safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install Ditto with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Can Ditto be installed silently?
Yes. The silent install page lists the exact command for each installer.
Does Ditto run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
Where can I download an older version of Ditto?
The versions page lists all 7 versions with links to their official installer files, back to March 30, 2021.
What are alternatives to Ditto?
AutoHotkey, Bazel, osquery, CopyQ and LocalSend. The alternatives page compares them.
