ClipStack - Clipboard History Manager

Never lose what you copied! ClipStack remembers everything you copy so you can find it later.

Why ClipStack?

The Problem: System clipboard only remembers ONE thing

• Copy something new = lose the old
• No search, no history
• Accidentally overwrite important data
• Can't go back to something you copied hours ago

The Solution: ClipStack remembers everything

• Unlimited clipboard history
• Search through past copies
• Pin important items
• Auto-categorizes content
• Persists across reboots

Installation

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/strabo231/clipstack/main/install.sh | bash

Requirements:

• xclip (Linux) or pbcopy/pbpaste (macOS)

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install xclip
# macOS (built-in)# No installation needed

Quick Start

# Start monitoring (run once)
clipstack watch &# View history
clipstack
# Search for something
clipstack search "password"# Copy item #5 back to clipboard
clipstack copy 5
# Pin important items
clipstack pin 3

Commands

clipstack Show clipboard history
clipstack search <q> Search history clipstack copy <n> Copy item to clipboard
clipstack pin <n> Pin item permanently
clipstack pinned Show pinned items
clipstack delete <n> Delete item
clipstack clear Clear all history
clipstack stats Usage statistics
clipstack watch Monitor clipboard (daemon)

Features

📋 Unlimited history - Never lose a copy again
🔍 Full-text search - Find anything instantly
📌 Pin favorites - Keep important items forever
🏷️ Auto-categorize - URLs, code, text, emails, etc.
💾 Persistent - Survives reboots
⚡ Fast - Instant search and retrieval
📊 Statistics - See what you copy most
🎨 Beautiful output - Color-coded types

Usage Examples

Start monitoring:

clipstack watch &

This runs in background and captures everything you copy.

View history:

clipstack

Search history:

clipstack search "api"

Copy old item:

clipstack copy 5
✓ Copied item 5 to clipboard

Now you can paste it anywhere!

Pin important items:

clipstack pin 3
✓ Pinned item 3

Use Cases

• Recover Lost Copy - Accidentally copied over something important
• Code Snippets - Keep useful snippets accessible
• Research & Writing - Track sources you've copied
• Multi-step workflows - Copy multiple things, paste later

Requirements

• Bash 4.0+
• xclip (Linux) or pbcopy/pbpaste (macOS)

License

MIT License

Author

Sean - @strabo231

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Never lose what you copied. Ever. 📋