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Clipboard vs CopyQ: catalog facts
Clipboard	CopyQ
Free Free to download from GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Copy and paste files and text from the command line Keeps a clipboard history	Stores text, images, HTML and custom formats, not just plain text Tabs, tags, notes and filtering for a history you actually use
Terminal only, no graphical interface Commands take some learning	The interface is functional rather than attractive Scripting is where the power is, and that means learning its API
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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