The script
$0+
Pay what you want
The script, the setup guide and the troubleshooting notes. Tip if it saves you time, or don't. You get the same files either way.
Download on GumroadFor people who code in the ChatGPT chat window (no judgement)
Send ChatGPT code to Notepad++ with one hotkey
Click Copy on any code block, press and it lands in a fresh Notepad++ file with a name already on it. Your days of drag-selecting 140 lines and losing the last one are over.
Windows only. Needs AutoHotkey v2 and Notepad++, both free.
Goodbye, copy-paste shuffle
Before: 9 steps
- Scroll up to find where the code block starts
- Drag-select all 140 lines
- Miss the last line. Obviously.
- Ctrl+C
- Alt-Tab past nine windows
- Open Notepad++, File, New
- Paste into the wrong tab
- Undo. Paste again.
- Save it somewhere you'll never find again
With GPTClip: 2 steps
- Click Copy code in ChatGPT, or
- Press
That's the whole list. Go and run your code.
Watch it do the thing
What happens when you press
- A little beep, so you know it fired
- Notepad++ jumps to the front, or starts up if it was closed
- Your code is saved as a new file in a scratch folder next to the script
- Notepad++ opens it, and your other open files are never touched
- Its scratch files older than 30 days get tidied away automatically
Three bonus keys
- Are you awake? Pops up a message if the script is running
- Opens the run log, handy when something went wrong
- Reloads the script after you've changed it
Up and running in about two minutes
- 1
Install AutoHotkey v2
Free from autohotkey.com. It sits quietly in the background.
- 2
Install Notepad++
Also free, from notepad-plus-plus.org. Skip this if you've got it already.
- 3
Double-click the script
Unzip GPTClip, double-click
run_ai_bridge.ahkand look for the green H in your system tray. Press to check it's awake.
Pick your flavour
human included
Done for you
$49
One-off, no subscription
We jump on a call. I install it with you, set the hotkey you want, sort out any Notepad++ path weirdness and check it works before we finish.
Book a setup sessionGPTClip isn't affiliated with OpenAI or Notepad++. AutoHotkey and Notepad++ are independent, free tools.
Why this exists
I built this because I was sick of the copy-paste shuffle while I was learning to vibe code in ChatGPT. Every time it gave me code I'd click, select, scroll and paste, and something always went slightly wrong. So I spent a weekend writing an AutoHotkey script to fix it for myself.
I'm sharing it in case it helps other Windows tinkerers move faster. It isn't a startup or a SaaS. It's a script that does one thing and does it well.
Chris Sparshott, SuccessByCS
Questions people ask
What is GPTClip?
GPTClip is a small AutoHotkey v2 script for Windows that puts the code you've copied from ChatGPT into a new Notepad++ file when you press Ctrl+Alt+N. It's made for hobby coders who write their code in the ChatGPT chat window rather than in an IDE.
Does it work with Chrome and Edge?
Yes, and with any other browser. GPTClip works from your clipboard, so it doesn't matter where you copied the code from. Click Copy on the code block (or select it and press Ctrl+C) in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or the ChatGPT app, then press Ctrl+Alt+N.
Does it work with Claude, Gemini or Copilot?
Yes. Anything you can copy as text works, so code from Claude, Gemini, Copilot or a forum answer goes into Notepad++ the same way.
Is it safe?
It's a plain-text AutoHotkey script, so you can read every line before you run it. It doesn't connect to the internet, and it only acts when you press Ctrl+Alt+N: it reads your clipboard (without changing it), saves the text as a new .txt file in its scratch folder and opens that file in Notepad++. It never writes into a file you already have open. When it starts, it shows a small notice in the system tray and tidies old files out of its scratch folder. It keeps a small log of each run (the time, and whether it worked or which error it hit, never your code) in your AppData folder.
Can I change the hotkey?
Yes. The hotkey is the line ^!n::AI_Bridge_Run() near the top of the script. Change ^!n (Ctrl+Alt+N) to any combination you like, save the file and press Ctrl+Alt+R to reload it.
Will it work with VS Code?
Not yet. GPTClip only targets Notepad++ for now. VS Code support may come later if enough people ask for it.
Does it work on a Mac or Linux?
No. AutoHotkey only runs on Windows, so GPTClip is Windows only.
Is it free?
Yes, if you want it to be. The download is pay what you want on Gumroad, and $0 is fine. The $49 option is a session where I set it up with you.
Where do the files go?
Into a scratch folder next to the script, already saved, as a .txt file named chatgpt_ plus the date and time. Use Save As in Notepad++ to give it a proper name and extension, or to keep it somewhere else. GPTClip deletes its chatgpt_ files older than 30 days when it starts and after each successful run, so move anything you want to keep.
Nothing happens when I press Ctrl+Alt+N. What now?
The script probably isn't running. Look for the green H in your system tray (it may be hiding under the ^ arrow) and double-click the script again if it's missing. Ctrl+Alt+T shows a popup when it's running, and Ctrl+Alt+L opens the log, which records any error.
Go on, give your mouse a rest
Two minutes to set up. Then it's Copy, Ctrl+Alt+N, done, for good.