# Install wl-clipboard with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

Command-line copy/paste utilities for Wayland. Version 2.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-31. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install wl-clipboard.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:wl-clipboard
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install wl-clipboard
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add wl-clipboard
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wl-clipboard from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install wl-clipboard
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: wl-clipboard from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install wl-clipboard
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wl-clipboard from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#wl-clipboard
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wl/wl-clipboard/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S wl-clipboard
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: wl-clipboard from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install wl-clipboard
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wl-clipboard from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:wl-clipboard
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/wl-clipboard>
- **Version:** 2.3.0
- **Source summary:** Command-line copy/paste utilities for Wayland
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-31T18:35:16Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- wl-copy (cli)
- wl-paste (cli)
- wl-copy (alias)
- wl-paste (alias)

## Dependencies

- wayland
- wayland-protocols

## Build dependencies

- meson
- ninja
- pkgconf

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 2.3.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-31
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- Upstream latest detected: v2.3.0 (current)

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for wl-clipboard. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** wl-clipboard
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Requirements:** linux
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - wl-clipboard - 2.2.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: wl-clipboard from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | command line interface to the wayland clipboard | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- Nix - wl-clipboard: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wl/wl-clipboard/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - wl-clipboard - 2.2.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: wl-clipboard from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | command line interface to the wayland clipboard | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- apk - wl-clipboard - 2.2.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wl-clipboard from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command-line copy/paste utilities for Wayland | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- apk - wl-clipboard-bash-completion - 2.2.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wl-clipboard-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for wl-clipboard | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- apk - wl-clipboard-doc - 2.2.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wl-clipboard-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command-line copy/paste utilities for Wayland (documentation) | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- apk - wl-clipboard-fish-completion - 2.2.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wl-clipboard-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for wl-clipboard | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- apk - wl-clipboard-zsh-completion - 2.2.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wl-clipboard-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for wl-clipboard | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- dnf - wl-clipboard - 2.3.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wl-clipboard from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Command-line copy/paste utilities for Wayland | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- pacman - wl-clipboard - 1:2.3.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: wl-clipboard from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Command-line copy/paste utilities for Wayland | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- zypper - wl-clipboard - 2.3.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wl-clipboard from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Wayland Clipboard Utilities | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- zypper - wl-clipboard-bash-completion - 2.3.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wl-clipboard-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion for wl-clipboard | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- zypper - wl-clipboard-fish-completion - 2.3.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wl-clipboard-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Fish completion for wl-clipboard | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
- zypper - wl-clipboard-zsh-completion - 2.3.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wl-clipboard-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Zsh completion for wl-clipboard | https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [wayland](https://pkg.so/brew/wayland/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ninja](https://pkg.so/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [meson](https://pkg.so/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [wtype](https://pkg.so/brew/wtype/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: protocols, wayland, wayland-protocols.
- [bat-extras](https://pkg.so/brew/bat-extras/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: command-line, line, utilities.
- [clippy](https://pkg.so/brew/clippy/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: clipboard, copy, paste.

## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
