Diodon is a lightweight open source clipboard manager for Linux written in Vala.
The goal of this project is “to be the best integrated clipboard manager for the Gnome/Unity desktop”.
Diodon features include Ubuntu indicator, clipboard sync (primary selection and Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V clipboard) and an option to set the clipboard size.
Key Features
- Application indicator support.
- Keyboard hotkeys.
- Synchronise clipboards.
- Keep clipboard content.
- Option to automatically paste a selected item.
- Set clipboard size.
- Dedicated Unity lens.
- Experimental Zeitgeist integration.
- Handles images in the clipboard.
- Plugins.
Website: launchpad.net/diodon
Support: Blog
Developer: Oliver Sauder, Dariel Dato-on
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

Diodon is written in Vala. Learn Vala with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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