It had a wide selection of characters to choose from, with the most well-known being a paperclip called Clippit[1][2] (commonly referred to by the public as Clippy). The Office Assistant and particularly …

Aug 20, 2025 · Clippy (given name: Clippit) was designed by illustrator Kevan Atteberry, who contributed more than 15 of about 250 potential characters for the new Office Assistants.

On April 11, 2001, Microsoft officially retired Clippy, the well meaning but annoying Office Assistant. From Office XP on, it was disabled.

Clippit, better known as Clippy, is the default animated character in the English Windows version of Microsoft Office Assistant, an interactive user's guide that came pre-installed with Microsoft Office …

Dec 9, 2024 · Clippy was a virtual assistant that helped kids and beginners navigate Office apps effectively, though some found it patronizing. Clippy acted as an early AI-style assistant, paving the …

Aug 19, 2025 · A viral campaign led by YouTuber Louis Rossmann has turned Microsoft’s infamous paperclip assistant into an unlikely symbol of resistance against data harvesting, planned …

Sep 7, 2025 · Clippy is Microsoft's animated, talking paperclip avatar (officially named Clippit) that was introduced in Microsoft Office 95, designed to assist users with various tasks.

May 31, 2025 · Clippy became a shared reference point for anyone who had struggled with overly helpful technology, a symbol that transcended its original context to become part of our collective …

Clippy lets you run a variety of large language models (LLMs) locally on your computer while sticking with a user interface of the 1990s. It's a love letter and homage to the late, great Clippy - and the …

‘Clippit’ or ‘Clippy’ as you might know him, made his way onto millions of computers around the globe in the late nineties. The trusty paperclip fended off countless other characters before...