nwg-clipman is a graphical interface for cliphist, a clipboard history utility designed for Wayland compositors. It provides a convenient way to browse and manage previously copied material without working directly with command-line clipboard tools.
The application is part of the nwg-shell project and is intended primarily for wlroots-based Wayland environments, including Sway and Hyprland. It uses GTK 3 and gtk-layer-shell to display clipboard history in a graphical window.
nwg-clipman separates the user interface from clipboard history storage. The underlying cliphist utility maintains the history, while nwg-clipman provides the controls needed to inspect, search and manage saved entries.
Its interface supports previews for both text and images. Users can locate earlier clipboard entries by entering a search phrase, remove individual items or clear the entire clipboard history.
The application can be displayed using Wayland layer-shell integration or opened as a conventional window. It also offers a numbered history display, making entries easier to identify.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides a graphical interface for clipboard history stored by cliphist.
- Displays previews of text and image history entries.
- Supports searching clipboard history by textual phrases.
- Allows individual clipboard history items to be deleted.
- Provides an option to clear the entire clipboard history.
- Uses GTK 3 and gtk-layer-shell for its graphical interface.
- Supports a conventional window mode without layer-shell integration.
- Offers an optional numbered clipboard history display.
- Supports keyboard-driven invocation through compositor shortcuts.
- Integrates with wlroots-based Wayland compositors.
Website: github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-clipman
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Developer: Piotr Miller
License: MIT License
nwg-clipman is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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