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weight: 9
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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 provide a convenient way to organize and access previously
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copied content, including both text and images.
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Some common ones used are `copyq`, `clipman`, `cliphist` and `clipse`.
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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 copying something on Wayland, the copied data remains
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in the clipboard until the application that was copied from is closed.
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After that, the data disappears and can no longer be pasted.
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To fix this problem, you can use `wl-clip-persist` which will preserve the data
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in the clipboard after the application is closed.
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[Github](https://github.com/Linus789/wl-clip-persist)
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`clipse` - Utilizes Wayland with `wl-clipboard` support and runs from a single binary. Stores text and images indefinitely, accessible via a nice TUI that can be bound to a floating window in your Hyprland config. Allows custom themes, image/text previews, multi-select, pinned items and more.
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[GitHub](https://github.com/savedra1/clipse)
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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 the main window of `copyq` cannot close/hide properly, try to enable its
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"Hide main window" option in the Layout configuration tab in the 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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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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you can edit it in `~/.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 above allow `SUPER + V` to be used 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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Ensure that `~/.local/share/clipman-primary.json` is already created.
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Now you can bind `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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...and so on. For further information, please refer to the repository
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mentioned above.
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## clipse
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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 = clipse -listen
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```
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You can bind the TUI to a something nice like this:
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```ini
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windowrulev2 = float,class:(clipse)
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windowrulev2 = size 622 652,class:(clipse)
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bind = SUPER, V, exec, alacritty --class clipse -e clipse
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```
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Replace `alacritty` with the terminal environment you use if necessary. The class is optional, but it's recommended to use a floating window to achieve more GUI-like behavior.
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For more details on `clipse`, please refer to its GitHub repo linked at the top of the page.
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