Pin ​

The Pin feature is one of the core functions of PixPin. You can press Ctrl + 2 to pin the content of the clipboard, such as images, text, files, colors, LaTeX formulas, etc., to the screen, making it convenient for users to refer to them at any time.

Pin Window Operations ​

Current Image / Original Image ​

In the right-click menu of the Pin window, the concepts of "Current Image" and "Original Image" will appear. "Current Image" refers to the scaled image. For example, if the pinned image is originally 500x500, but it is scaled to 100x100 in the Pin window, "Current Image" refers to the scaled 100x100 image, while "Original Image" refers to the original image of the pin, i.e., the 500x500 image.

If the pin has not been scaled, the right-click menu will only show "Current Image" and not "Original Image".

Plain Text / HTML ​

Sometimes the clipboard contains text or HTML code, or both, and even image content may be accompanied by text or HTML code. You can copy the text or HTML code to the clipboard via the right-click menu.

Move ​

In the Pin window, you can move the position of the pin by dragging the Pin window with the mouse, or fine-tune the position of the pin using the arrow keys.

Zoom / Opacity ​

In the Pin window, you can zoom the pin size using the mouse wheel, or adjust the opacity of the pin using Ctrl + Mouse Wheel. Clicking the Pin window with the middle mouse button can set the pin to its original size and opacity. Clicking the middle button again can restore it to the last zoom and opacity.

Lock ​

Press L in the Pin window or select "Lock" in the right-click menu to lock the pin. After locking, the pin cannot be moved, zoomed, or have its opacity adjusted. You can choose to lock the pin after adjusting its position and opacity to avoid accidental changes.

Annotate ​

Press the Space key in the Pin window or select from the right-click menu to call out the annotation toolbar, allowing you to perform annotation operations on the pin. If you want to temporarily hide the annotations, you can also choose "Hide Annotation" from the right-click menu.

Shadow ​

By default, there is a shadow around the Pin window to identify the size and position of the pin. The shadow has different colors in different states:

• Blue shadow indicates the pin is active and can be moved, zoomed, etc.
• Gray shadow indicates the pin is inactive.
• Orange shadow indicates the pin is locked and cannot be moved, zoomed, etc.
• Green shadow indicates the pin is in mouse penetration state. In this state, the mouse can penetrate the Pin window and operate the content under it. If you want to turn off the shadow, you can choose "Close Shadow" in the right-click menu, which will close the shadow of the current pin, or turn off the shadow in "Config" - "Pin", which will turn off the shadow for newly created pins.

Always on Top ​

By default, pins are displayed as "Always on Top", making it convenient for users to refer to them over other software. Press T in the Pin window or select in the right-click menu to cancel or set the pin to "Always on Top".

Close ​

You can close the pin via Ctrl + W / Esc / Double Click / Right-click Menu. Closed pins will be recorded in the history and can be reopened using Ctrl + 3. If you do not want to save closed pins, you can choose to destroy the pin or set "Number of history pins to keep" to 0 in "Config" - "Pin".

Drag ​

Hold the Ctrl key on the Pin window and use the left mouse button to drag the pin content to other software. The content dragged varies for different types of pins:

• Image Pin: Drags the "Current Image".
• Text Pin: Drags the text content.
• File Pin: Drags the file path.
• Color Pin: Drags the HEX code of the color.
• LaTeX Formula Pin: Drags the rendered formula image.

Destroy ​

Press Ctrl + D in the Pin window or select "Destroy" in the right-click menu to destroy the pin. Destroyed pins will not be recorded in the history nor saved to files. Destroyed pins cannot be recovered.

Mouse Penetration ​

The Pin window can enable mouse penetration. After enabling mouse penetration, the mouse can penetrate the Pin window and operate the content under it, such as clicking links, dragging files, etc. Since the pin cannot be operated after enabling mouse penetration, to avoid accidental activation leading to an inoperable pin, there is no way to enable mouse penetration by default. You need to set a shortcut for "Toggle Mouse Penetration" in "Config" - "Shortcuts/Actions", and then press the shortcut in the Pin window to enable mouse penetration. When you need to turn off mouse penetration, move the mouse over the Pin window and press the shortcut again to turn it off.

Color Picker ​

Press the Alt key on the Pin window to open the magnifier, which magnifies the content around the mouse and displays the color value of the pixel pointed to by the mouse. Press C to copy the color value of the current pixel to the clipboard. The color is displayed in RGB format by default. You can press Shift to switch to Hex format, and you can set the color format switched by the Shift key in "Config" - "Pin" - "Magnifier Color Format", supporting HSV and HSL.

Thumbnail Mode ​

Press R or Shift + Double Left Click on the Pin window to enable/disable thumbnail mode. In thumbnail mode, the pin will only display a part of the content, and you can use the mouse to adjust the border to control which part is displayed.

• Hold the right button to select the thumbnail range.
• Hold Shift + left button to drag the thumbnail content without changing the thumbnail position.

Window Title ​

You can set a title for the pin to identify the pin content. You can set the title via the right-click menu or by pressing F2. After setting the title, it will be displayed at the bottom of the Pin window.

Mouse Penetration ​

The Pin window can enable mouse penetration. After enabling mouse penetration, the mouse can penetrate the Pin window and operate the content under it, which is very useful for comparison and copying work. Set the shortcut for "Toggle Mouse Penetration" in "Config" - "Shortcuts/Actions", then move the mouse over the Pin window and press the shortcut to enable mouse penetration. When you need to turn off mouse penetration, press the shortcut again to turn it off.

Pin Batch Operations ​

PixPin's tray menu will show how many pins are currently on the screen. You can perform batch operations on pins via the tray menu.

Adjust Pins to Ensure Visibility ​

In some cases, pins may move off the screen, causing the tray menu to show that there are pins, but they are not visible on the screen. You can use this function to adjust the position of pins to ensure they are displayed within the screen. This function will not affect pins that are already within the screen.

Show All Pins as Thumbnails ​

You can display all pins as thumbnails to conveniently view the content of all pins. In thumbnail mode, you can activate a pin by clicking with the mouse, or operate on the pin via the right-click menu.

Cancel All Thumbnails ​

You can switch all pins in thumbnail mode back to the original mode.

Save All As ​

You can save all pins to a specified folder.

Close All Pins ​

You can close all pins. Closed pins will be recorded in the history and can be reopened using Ctrl + 3. If you do not want to save closed pins, you can choose to destroy the pins or set "Number of history pins to keep" to 0 in "Config" - "Pin".

Hide / Show All Pins ​

You can hide or show all pins. Hidden pins will not be displayed on the screen, but the quantity will be shown in the tray menu. If there are new pins, the hidden pins will also be displayed.

Destroy All Pins ​

You can destroy all pins. Destroyed pins will not be recorded in the history nor saved to files. Destroyed pins cannot be recovered.

History ​

By default, 10 history pins are kept. You can adjust the number of history records by setting "Number of history pins to keep" in "Config" - "Pin". You can restore the last closed pin via Ctrl + 3.