Windows now has AI-powered copy and paste

Microsoft is adding a new Advanced Paste feature to PowerToys for Windows 11 that can convert the contents of your clipboard on the fly using the power of AI. The new feature can help users speed up their workflows by copying code in one language and pasting it into another, although its best tricks require OpenAI API credits.

Advanced Paste is included in PowerToys version 0.81 and, once enabled, can be activated with a special keyboard shortcut: Windows Key + Shift + V. This opens an Advanced Paste text window which offers paste conversion options, including text raw, markdown and JSON.

If you enable Paste with AI in the advanced paste settings, you will also see an OpenAI prompt where you can enter the conversion you want: summarized text, translations, generated code, rewrite from casual to professional style, Yoda syntax or other . you can think about asking.

However, there are prerequisites for using this feature. You will need to add an OpenAI API key in PowerToys and you will need to purchase credits for your OpenAI account if you don’t have one. (API credits are different from a paid ChatGPT account.)