Desktop Clipboard is a gadget specially made for Yahoo! Widget Engine, which facilitates a standard text editing area for taking notes, creating to-do lists, marking significant events, and setting reminders when working on the computer. It doesn't include advanced customization preferences.

Although Yahoo! Widget Engine was discontinued a while back, users can still download and install this software framework (along with widgets designed for it) from Softpedia since it's functional.

After quickly integrating the widget with the Yahoo! Widget Engine dock, the application shows a separate window that contains the word processing area, which resembles a real-life clipboard.

It's possible to type, cut, copy and paste text in this section, as well as to create and delete selections. There is no limit set to the amount of text that can be entered.

However, users should be aware that there's no saving or exporting option implemented by the developer, and the text shall be lost after exiting. It's necessary to copy the information and paste it into an actual text editing program to save the document for safekeeping.

There are no customization settings provided by Desktop Clipboard, such as background and text colors, or font style or size. The only configuration options available are supplied by Yahoo! Widget Engine, where it's possible to set the window on top or below any other opened panels, disregard mouse dragging and other events, and adjust the opacity level.