clipcat
A clipboard manager for Linux written in Rust, with a daemon, command-line control and menu front ends.
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About clipcat
clipcat is split into separate programs: clipcatd, a daemon that records clipboard history; clipcatctl, a command-line tool for managing it; clipcat-menu, which shows the history in a menu picker; and clipcat-notify for watching clipboard changes.
This layout makes it easy to script and bind to keys in a custom desktop setup. The project is written in Rust and is actively developed. It suits Linux users who want a daemon-based clipboard history they can control from the terminal.
Strengths
- Daemon, CLI and menu front ends as separate tools
- Easy to script and bind to keyboard shortcuts
- Actively developed in Rust
Limitations
- Requires configuration; no ready-made graphical window
- Aimed at users comfortable with the terminal
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- xrelkd
- Platforms
- Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Linux users who want a scriptable clipboard history daemon
- Categories
- Clipboard managers, CLI tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to clipcat
Compare allSoftware that can replace clipcat for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Ringboard
A fast, memory-efficient and composable clipboard history manager for Linux on X11 and Wayland.
Ringboard is also written for Linux with CLI, terminal and graphical front ends, supports X11 and Wayland, and installs with Cargo and a systemd script.
GPaste
A clipboard management system for GNOME with a background daemon, GTK 4 interface and command line.
GPaste pairs a daemon and CLI with a GTK 4 window and GNOME Shell extension, but it is built for GNOME and less useful elsewhere.
cliphist
A command-line clipboard history manager for Wayland that works with dmenu, rofi, wofi and similar pickers.
cliphist is a Wayland-only history that plugs into dmenu, rofi or wofi and keeps images byte for byte, with no interface of its own.
clipmenu
A simple X11 clipboard history manager that uses dmenu, rofi or similar for selection.
clipmenu is a very small X11-only history manager using dmenu or rofi for selection, shipping a systemd user service.
Greenclip
A small clipboard history manager for Linux that is designed to be used through rofi.
Greenclip is a static binary with no dependencies that works through rofi and supports static snippet entries, configured through files.
clipse
A configurable clipboard manager for Unix systems that shows your clipboard history in a terminal interface.
clipse replaces menu front ends with a configurable terminal interface for clipboard history suited to keyboard-driven setups.
CopyQ
A clipboard manager that keeps everything you copied in searchable tabs, with scripting on top.
CopyQ offers a full graphical window with tabs plus a command line and scripting API, and also runs on Windows and macOS.
clipcat as an alternative
Listings that name clipcat as an alternative.
Clipboard
A cross-platform command-line clipboard tool for copying, pasting and keeping clipboard history in the terminal.
clipcat moves to a Linux-only Rust daemon with CLI and menu front ends that are easy to script, but it requires configuration and has no ready-made window.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Clipboard Indicator
A GNOME Shell extension that adds a clipboard history menu to the top panel.