Alternatives to Clipman

A clipboard history plugin for the Xfce panel that keeps text and images after apps close. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Clipman.

  • CopyQ

    A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    CopyQ runs on any Linux desktop plus Windows and macOS, storing text, images and HTML in searchable tabs with scripting, instead of living in the Xfce panel.

  • Diodon

    A lightweight GTK clipboard manager for Linux desktops, originally built for Unity.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Diodon is a lightweight GTK clipboard manager packaged in Debian and Ubuntu with plugin support, built around Unity and now in low maintenance mode.

  • GPaste

    A clipboard management system for GNOME with a background daemon, GTK 4 interface and command line.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    GPaste offers a daemon, GTK 4 window, Shell extension and CLI sharing one history, but is built for GNOME rather than Xfce.

  • Ringboard

    A fast, memory-efficient and composable clipboard history manager for Linux on X11 and Wayland.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    Ringboard supports both X11 and Wayland with CLI, terminal and graphical front ends, though installation expects comfort with Cargo and systemd.

  • Qopy

    An open-source clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with a searchable history.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Qopy is an open-source standalone clipboard manager for Linux, Windows and macOS with searchable history and deb, rpm and AppImage packages.

  • EcoPaste

    An open-source cross-platform clipboard manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    EcoPaste is a free open-source Tauri app running on Linux, Windows and macOS, with documentation partly in Chinese and no Xfce panel integration.

  • clipmenu

    A simple X11 clipboard history manager that uses dmenu, rofi or similar for selection.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    clipmenu is a small scriptable X11 history manager that relies on dmenu or rofi for selection instead of a panel plugin.

  • Greenclip

    A small clipboard history manager for Linux that is designed to be used through rofi.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    Greenclip is a static binary used through rofi with static snippet entries, configured through files instead of a panel plugin.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Clipman as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Clipboard History

    A GNOME Shell extension that saves what you copy into a searchable clipboard history panel.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Clipman is a panel plugin for the Xfce desktop instead of GNOME, storing text and images and running regex-triggered actions on copied text.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.