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title: Clipboard managers
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---
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_Starting method:_ manual (`exec-once`)
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Clipboard Managers are useful tools that allows one to manage their copied
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items, be-it texts or images.
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Some common ones used are `copyq`, `clipman` and `cliphist`.
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`clipman` - Utilizes Wayland with `wl-clipboard` support and stores text only
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[Github](https://github.com/chmouel/clipman)
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`cliphist` - Utilizes Wayland with `wl-clipboard` and can store both images and
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text [Github](https://github.com/sentriz/cliphist)
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`wl-clip-persist` - When we copy something on Wayland (using wl-clipboard) and
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close the application we copied from, the copied data disappears from the
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clipboard and we cannot paste it anymore. So to fix this problem we can use a
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program called as `wl-clip-persist` which will preserve the data in the
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clipboard after the application is closed.
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[Github](https://github.com/Linus789/wl-clip-persist)
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## copyq
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Start by adding the following lines to your `~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf`
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```ini
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exec-once = copyq --start-server
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```
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If your `copyq`'s main window cannot close/hide properly, try to enable its
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"Hide main window" option in Layout configuration tab in Preferences dialog.
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## cliphist
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Start by adding the following lines to your `~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf`
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```ini
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exec-once = wl-paste --type text --watch cliphist store #Stores only text data
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exec-once = wl-paste --type image --watch cliphist store #Stores only image data
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```
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Do note that any of the above lines can be disabled based on your needs
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To bind `cliphist` to a hotkey and display it under `rofi` or `dmenu` or `wofi`,
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again head over to `~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf`
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### For `rofi` users
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```ini
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bind = SUPER, V, exec, cliphist list | rofi -dmenu | cliphist decode | wl-copy
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```
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### For `dmenu` users
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```ini
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bind = SUPER, V, exec, cliphist list | dmenu | cliphist decode | wl-copy
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```
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### For `wofi` users
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```ini
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bind = SUPER, V, exec, cliphist list | wofi --dmenu | cliphist decode | wl-copy
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```
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The binds mention above correspond to SUPER+V to access the clipboard history
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For further info, please refer to the repository mentioned above
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## clipman
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Start by adding the following line to your `~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf`
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```ini
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exec-once = wl-paste -t text --watch clipman store --no-persist
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```
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If you wish to use it as a primary clipboard manager, use this instead
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```ini
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exec-once = wl-paste -p -t text --watch clipman store -P --histpath="~/.local/share/clipman-primary.json"
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```
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And also make sure to create a file named `clipman-primary.json` in
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`~/.local/share/clipman-primary.json`
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Now bind the `clipman` like this:
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### For `rofi` users
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```ini
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bind = SUPER, V, exec, clipman pick -t rofi
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```
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### For `dmenu` users
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```ini
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bind = SUPER, V, exec, clipman pick -t dmenu
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```
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### For `wofi` users
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```ini
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bind = SUPER, V, exec, clipman pick -t wofi
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```
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So on and so forth. For further information, please refer to the repository
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mentioned above
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