Clipboard Sync is a utility that synchronizes the clipboard across multiple X11 and Wayland instances running on the same machine.
To use clipboard sync, you only need to install it and start the service. It identifies and synchronizes your clipboards automatically.
This is free and open source software.
Example use cases:
- Improve Wayland compatibility: You have already enabled support for wayland in your system, but your computer does not synchronize the clipboard between X11 and wayland windows. clipboard-sync can solve this problem.
- VNC: You run a VNC server and would like all host and client logins from the same user to share the same clipboard.
- Multiple displays: You run two or more desktop environments or window managers in separate ttys, switching between desktops using ctrl-alt-F*.
- Nested Wayland: You run a wayland compositor within a window. examples:
- You primarily use kde, but run sway in a window to consolidate all your messenger apps into a single tiled/tabbed window.
- You use gnome and develop extensions for gnome, so you run a nested gnome environment for testing.
Website: github.com/dnut/clipboard-sync
Support:
Developer: Drew Nutter
License: MIT License or Apache License 2.0
Clipboard Sync is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Clipboard Sync Tools | |
|---|---|
| ClipCascade | Cross-platform clipboard synchronisation utility |
| UniClipboard | Real-time clipboard sync across all your devices |
| DecentPaste | Privacy-focused alternative to cloud-based universal clipboard service |
| ClipShare Server | Share clipboard and files |
| ClipShare | Flutter-based clipboard history and synchronization application |
| Clipboard Sync | Synchronization tool for X11 and Wayland instances |
| Clipbird | Cross-platform clipboard synchronization application |
| ClusterCut | Keeps your clipboard in sync across Linux, macOS, and Windows |
| netboard | Share your clipboard between different devices |
| Clipboard Bridge | Clipboard synchronization tool |
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