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# Meet 'Clipboard': An Open-Source App That Aims to Turn Up Your Productivity
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/clipboard/
- Published: 2023-06-19T03:55:53.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-19T03:55:53.000Z
- Description: The clipboard app is a useful open-source tool with lots of features to improve your productivity.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: First Look, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Want a new, 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 smart clipboard manager? 🤔

That is what the folks behind **The Clipboard Project** think of their clipboard manager. They call it a 'second brain' that remembers anything, anytime, anywhere.

So, what do you say? Let us take a look at it:

## Clipboard: Overview ⭐

![a screenshot of clipboard's about info](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/06/1-cb-info.png)

Written primarily in the venerable **C++ programming language**, [Clipboard](https://getclipboard.app/?ref=itsfoss.com) offers a number of features such as copying/pasting text, files, directories, binary data, infinite clipboards, and more!

Furthermore, it **seamlessly integrates with major GUI clipboard systems** and supports languages like Español, Portuguese, and Türkçe.

Let me show you how it works.

📋

Since this is a terminal-based app, you must use various commands to operate Clipboard.

So, the first thing you will be doing is to copy the contents of a file by using the following command:

```
cb copy 'filename'
```

![a screenshot of the cb copy command on clipboard](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/06/2-cb-copy.png)

Then to paste, you can use the following:

```
cb paste
```

![a screenshot of the cb paste command on clipboard](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/06/3-cb-paste.png)

For loading all your clipboards, you can use this command:

```
cb show
```

![a screenshot of the cb show command on clipboard](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/06/4-cb-show.png)

And finally, the feature that grabbed our attention the most was the recently added **unlimited clipboard history** feature.

You can use this command to access the complete clipboard history:

```
cb hs
```

![a screenshot of the unlimited clipboard history feature on clipboard](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/06/5-cb-hs.png)

Clipboard should **appeal to users who prefer using terminal-based apps** over GUI-based apps; it offers a very minimal user experience with all the right tools to go with it.

Not to forget, it is packed with more features than I discussed, some of which include:

- Make scripts to automate your workflows
- Ability to paste every type of data you have got, including binary data

Those who prefer apps with a graphical interface can opt for [Pano clipboard manager](https://itsfoss.com/pano-clipboard-manager/). It is a lightweight clipboard manager that integrates quite well with GNOME.

[Pano Clipboard Manager is An Awesome GNOME Extension You NeedA nifty clipboard manager that offers a visually-rich interface and valuable options.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/04/pano-clipboard-manager.jpg)](https://itsfoss.com/pano-clipboard-manager/)

## 📥 Get Clipboard

You can begin your Clipboard journey by getting it from [GitHub](https://github.com/Slackadays/Clipboard?ref=itsfoss.com) or exploring its [official website](https://getclipboard.app/?ref=itsfoss.com). It also contains all the necessary installation guides and documentation.

[Clipboard (GitHub)](https://github.com/Slackadays/Clipboard?ref=itsfoss.com)

*💬 What do you think of Clipboard? Will you be giving this a try? Do you have any other favorites to recommend? Share your thoughts in the comments down below.*