Best Clipboard Managers for Linux
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What are Clipboard Managers for Linux?
Clipboard managers are software tools that enhance the functionality of the standard clipboard by allowing users to store, manage, and access multiple clipboard items at once. These tools enable users to copy multiple pieces of data (text, images, files, etc.) and store them for later use, making it easier to manage and retrieve past clipboard items. Features often include organizing clipboard history, creating custom shortcuts, and searching through previous clipboard entries. Clipboard managers are particularly useful for individuals who frequently copy and paste content and need to keep track of various snippets of information over time. By improving productivity and reducing the need for repetitive copying, these tools save time and streamline workflows. Compare and read user reviews of the best Clipboard Managers for Linux currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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Klipper
KDE
The traditional expectation of a clipboard is that you can copy a section of text in order to paste it elsewhere. If you copy a section, the previous one is lost. Klipper solves this problem at a stroke. The item you copied last will still be the default one to be pasted, but others will have been stored in a buffer, so you can choose to paste your selections in a different order. Even the number of items stored in the buffer can be configured! Click on the icon on your tray or panel, and you will see the possible selections, as well as some options. Possibly the two items most important to you on the general tab are whether you want the clipboard to start up empty or to retain its contents across sessions, and whether to synchronize the clipboard contents and selection. If you write scripts or work in programming this section is for you. Actions based on regular expressions can be set here.Starting Price: Free -
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Glipper
Glipper
Glipper is a clipboard manager for GNOME. It maintains a history of text copied to the clipboard from which you can choose. Glipper uses plugins to give the user all the extra functionality. In previous versions, Glipper was a GNOME applet, but now it uses an app indicator to support Ubuntu Unity and Ubuntu's Gnome Classic. It allows users of Unix-like operating systems to access a history of X Selections, any item of which can be reselected for pasting. Glipper is often described as the GNOME counterpart to KDE's Klipper. Older versions of Glipper could also be run outside of GNOME, but the newest version 1.0 is GNOME only because of its heavy integration into different GNOME techniques. However, it can be run inside Xfce4's panel using the XfApplet wrapper, and through it, into any custom session that uses xfce4-panel, such as Openbox sessions.Starting Price: Free -
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Budgie Clipboard Manager
prateekmedia
A clipboard manager applet that can help you to store and manage clipboard content. Clipboard history management, save up to 100 clips, private mode, remove any clip you want. Searchable history, clear all options, autosave history, notification support. Customizable applet, and restore defaults option. Automatically paste selected clip to the active window. For Debian/Ubuntu-based distro. If you are using Ubuntu Budgie then you can directly install the applet from the welcome screen. xdotool is optional and is used for pasting text in the active window. Download the zip & then run from the extracted repo's folder.Starting Price: Free -
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Qlipper
Lubuntu Team
Qlipper is the default clipboard manager for Lubuntu. Qlipper is a clipboard manager automatically started in the system tray. The tray icon for Qlipper looks like a clipboard. To view your clipboard history left click on the tray icon that looks like a clipboard or press Control+Alt+V. To make your item from your history the selected one left-click on the item of your history in the menu. To clear your clipboard history if you copied a password you can right-click on the clipboard tray icon and select clear clipboard history. If you temporarily want your clipboard history not to be saved or shown you can close Qlipper by right-clicking on the clipboard icon and selecting quit. To change the preferences of Qlipper right click on the tray icon and select configure. You can have Qlipper lose its stored history when you close Qlipper. Select an item and have a uniform clipboard. Synchronize your clipboard and selection clipboards.Starting Price: Free -
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CopyQ
CopyQ
CopyQ is clipboard manager – a desktop application which stores content of the system clipboard whenever it changes and allows to search the history and copy it back to the system clipboard or paste it directly to other applications. CopyQ monitors system clipboard and saves its content in customized tabs. Saved clipboard can be later copied and pasted directly into any application. CopyQ provides scripting capabilities to automatically handle clipboard changes, organize items, change settings and much more.Starting Price: Free -
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Copy 2 Online
Copy 2 Online
Copy 2 Online is a cloud-based multiplatform clipboard manager that allows you to access, view, and manage your copy history. Copy any text while working, writing, coding, researching, or for another personal use and then manage them for your needs by accessing the clipboard history. Your copy history is saved here and you can access them from there exactly when you need it. View and easily manage what you copied in your clipboard history. In the Copy 2 Online Desktop App, with just one click no matter which window or application you are in; you can search through what you copied or access your clipboard history easily.Starting Price: $2.90 per month
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