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ClipTUI – terminal-based clipboard history manager for Linux

ClipTUI is a terminal-based clipboard history manager for Linux.

It runs as a background daemon, recording clipboard entries locally and providing an interactive terminal interface for browsing, searching, previewing, and restoring previously copied content.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Tracks clipboard activity in the background.
  • Provides a keyboard-driven terminal user interface.
  • Offers fuzzy search for finding previously copied text, links, commands, and code snippets.
  • Includes quick copy shortcuts for recent clipboard items.
  • Provides full-screen preview mode for inspecting longer clipboard entries.
  • Works across X11 and Wayland desktop environments.
  • Stores clipboard history locally in a SQLite database.
  • Supports running as a user-level systemd service.
  • Includes options for custom database locations and maximum stored item limits.

Website: github.com/ddVital/ClipTUI
Support:
Developer: ddVital
License: MIT License

ClipTUI in action

ClipTUI is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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