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Simon Willison updates web-edit tool with clipboard functionality

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Simon Willison has released version 0.1a2 of his web-edit application, a tool designed for browsing and editing files across different machines using Tailscale. The latest update introduces a "copy to clipboard" feature for both text and image data, which Willison found useful for transferring logs from his phone to a Gist while running prompts with DeepSeek 4.1 Flash 1017. This release follows recent updates to his blog, including articles on Python versions and an earlier mention of Claude Haiku 5.5. AI

IMPACT Minor improvement for developers managing files and logs, particularly those using AI models for prompt-based tasks.

RANK_REASON The item describes an update to a personal software tool, not a major industry release or event.

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Simon Willison updates web-edit tool with clipboard functionality

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    web-edit 0.1a2

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/web-edit/releases/tag/0.1a2">web-edit 0.1a2</a></p> <p>web-edit (<a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/12/web-edit/">previously</a>) is my tiny web app for browsing and editing files in a folder. I mainly built…

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