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| weight | title |
|---|---|
| 9 | Clipboard managers |
Starting method: manual (exec-once)
Clipboard Managers provide a convenient way to organize and access previously copied content, including both text and images.
Some common ones used are copyq, clipman, cliphist, clipse and cb.
clipman - Utilizes Wayland with wl-clipboard support and stores text only
GitHub
cliphist - Utilizes Wayland with wl-clipboard and can store both images and
text GitHub
wl-clip-persist - When copying something on Wayland, the copied data remains
in the clipboard until the application that was copied from is closed.
After that, the data disappears and can no longer be pasted.
To fix this problem, you can use wl-clip-persist which will preserve the data
in the clipboard after the application is closed.
GitHub
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.
GitHub
cb - Utilizes Wayland and stores text, images and files temporarily or
indefinitely. Allows unlimited clipboards and history, JSON output and more.
GitHub
{{< callout >}}
cb does not automatically update the clipboard in the background. It is not
recommended to enable it either, as that makes the focused window flicker every
second.
{{< /callout >}}
cb
Start by adding the following line to your ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
exec-once = cb
For more details on cb, please refer to its GitHub repo linked at the top
of the page.
copyq
Start by adding the following lines to your ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
exec-once = copyq --start-server
If the main window of copyq cannot close/hide properly, try to enable its
"Hide main window" option in the Layout configuration tab in the Preferences
dialog.
cliphist
Start by adding the following lines to your ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
exec-once = wl-paste --type text --watch cliphist store # Stores only text data
exec-once = wl-paste --type image --watch cliphist store # Stores only image data
Note that any of the above lines can be disabled based on your needs.
To bind cliphist to a hotkey and display it under rofi, dmenu, wofi or fuzzel,
you can edit it in hyprland.conf.
For rofi users
bind = SUPER, V, exec, cliphist list | rofi -dmenu | cliphist decode | wl-copy
For dmenu users
bind = SUPER, V, exec, cliphist list | dmenu | cliphist decode | wl-copy
For wofi users
bind = SUPER, V, exec, cliphist list | wofi --dmenu | cliphist decode | wl-copy
For fuzzel users
bind = SUPER, V, exec, cliphist list | fuzzel --dmenu | cliphist decode | wl-copy
The binds above allow SUPER + V to be used to access the clipboard history.
For further info, please refer to the repository mentioned above.
clipman
Start by adding the following line to your hyprland.conf
exec-once = wl-paste -t text --watch clipman store --no-persist
If you wish to use it as a primary clipboard manager, use this instead:
exec-once = wl-paste -p -t text --watch clipman store -P --histpath="~/.local/share/clipman-primary.json"
Ensure that ~/.local/share/clipman-primary.json is already created.
Now you can bind clipman like this:
For rofi users
bind = SUPER, V, exec, clipman pick -t rofi
For dmenu users
bind = SUPER, V, exec, clipman pick -t dmenu
For wofi users
bind = SUPER, V, exec, clipman pick -t wofi
For fuzzel users
bind = SUPER, V, exec, clipman pick -t STDOUT | fuzzel --dmenu | wl-copy
...and so on. For further information, please refer to the repository mentioned above.
clipse
Start by adding the following line to your hyprland.conf
exec-once = clipse -listen
You can bind the TUI to a something nice like this:
windowrulev2 = float, class:(clipse)
windowrulev2 = size 622 652, class:(clipse)
bind = SUPER, V, exec, alacritty --class clipse -e clipse
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.
For more details on clipse, please refer to its GitHub repo linked at the top
of the page.