Clipboard Management Tools

Discussions focus on copy-paste functionality, clipboard history features, and tools like xclip, pbcopy/pbpaste, and clipboard managers across Windows, Mac, Linux, and terminals.

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Perz1val Feb 9, 2024 View on HN

Mind that Windows has clipboard (win+v) history and you may've that enabled

bluGill Jan 7, 2026 View on HN

You want a clipboard manager/history. You are using middle button paste as a work around for how hard it is to find a good clipboard manager (I'm not sure if one exists...)

strangelove026 Apr 28, 2020 View on HN

How does copy and paste work with this? On a mac

fragmede Sep 7, 2024 View on HN

okay, but you're using xclip/pbpaste/equivalent, yeah?

raverbashing Sep 30, 2015 View on HN

Another trick using clipboards (in Mac OS X): use pbcopy/pbpaste to copy and paste to clipboard

cptskippy Feb 26, 2020 View on HN

For me, Copy works but Paste results in dialog telling me to use the keyboard.

telesoft Jul 10, 2022 View on HN

if you're in a terminal: ctrl + shift + C/VIt has something to do with the terminal but this seems to work in every terminal application

colanderman Dec 7, 2015 View on HN

I do this too. xclip is your friend.

ramphastidae Feb 6, 2022 View on HN

CopyClip is a great tool that solves this for macOS: https://fiplab.com/apps/copyclip-for-mac

izik_e2 Nov 9, 2016 View on HN

There is copy paste tools both for windows and linux