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Install clipboard with Homebrew
Cut, copy, and paste anything, anywhere, all from the terminal. Version 0.10.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Cut, copy, and paste anything, anywhere, all from the terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cb
history
Project history and usage
The Clipboard Project is a cross-platform terminal clipboard manager whose `cb` command aims to copy and paste text, files, directories, binary data, and multiple named clipboards from scripts and shells.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2022-11-20 and the official README presents the project as a fast, lightweight, feature-packed clipboard manager. Its homepage is getclipboard.app, while the GitHub wiki and README serve as the main documentation surfaces.
The README emphasizes terminal-first clipboard interaction across macOS, Linux, and Windows, plus GUI clipboard compatibility and a scriptable API. It also notes active maintenance and asks for C++ help, reflecting a project that grew from a simple `cb copy` / `cb paste` workflow into a broader clipboard suite.
Adoption history
The upstream README lists several packaging channels, including Alpine, AUR, Conda-forge, Flathub, Gentoo, Homebrew, Nix, Pacstall, Scoop, Snap, Void Linux, Winget, and GitHub releases. Homebrew's formula API showed stable 0.10.0 and more than one thousand on-request installs over the preceding year, while GitHub repository metadata showed more than 5,000 stars.
How it is used
Typical use is `cb copy` and `cb paste` from the terminal, with support for ordinary shell pipelines and non-text data. The README positions it as an easier alternative to remembering separate xclip, pbcopy, and platform-specific flags when scripts need clipboard access.
Why package nerds care
Clipboard is significant for package-manager users because it is explicitly distributed across many OS package ecosystems and tries to normalize clipboard behavior across terminals, shells, GUI clipboards, and binary data. It is the kind of tool package nerds notice because it turns a pile of platform-specific clipboard commands into one portable CLI.
Timeline
- 2022-11-20: GitHub repository is created.
- 2025: README maintenance badge indicates ongoing maintenance.
- 2026: Homebrew formula tracks stable release 0.10.0 from the official GitHub tag archive.
Related projects
- The README compares the problem space to xclip-style clipboard tools and documents GUI clipboard compatibility.
- Package distribution spans Homebrew, Scoop, Winget, Flathub, Snap, Conda-forge, AUR, Nix, and other ecosystems listed in the official README.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cb | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.10.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:clipboard |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://getclipboard.app |
| Repository | https://github.com/Slackadays/Clipboard |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation