macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install clippylocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install clippy with Homebrew, dnf, winget
Copy files from your terminal that actually paste into GUI apps. Version 1.7.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with dnf: sudo dnf install clippy.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install clippyFedora Rawhide package metadata · clippy · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id 0-don.clippy -eWindows Package Manager source index · 0-don.clippy · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Copy files from your terminal that actually paste into GUI apps
Project links
Commands and aliases
- clippy
- pasty
history
Project history and usage
Clippy is a macOS-only terminal clipboard suite focused on copying file references, generated files, recent downloads, and clipboard contents in formats GUI applications understand.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2025-07-15. The official README says Clippy was built specifically for the Mac clipboard system because `pbcopy` copies file contents while many GUI apps expect file references.
The project broadened from the `clippy` command into a terminal-first clipboard suite that includes `pasty` for intelligent pasting, an MCP server for AI assistants, and optional companion workflows such as Draggy.
Adoption history
Homebrew packages Clippy as stable 1.6.9, with the formula API showing more than one thousand on-request installs over the preceding year. The input package facts also record dnf and Winget package identifiers, though the upstream README itself emphasizes Homebrew installation.
How it is used
Common examples include `clippy report.pdf` to copy a file reference, `clippy *.jpg` for multiple files, `curl ... | clippy` to place streamed data on the clipboard as a file, `clippy -r` for recent downloads, and `pasty` to paste Finder-copied files into the terminal.
Why package nerds care
Clippy is interesting because it packages macOS pasteboard semantics that ordinary POSIX pipes do not capture. For terminal-heavy Mac users and AI-agent workflows, it turns Finder-style file references, pasteboard types, and MCP clipboard operations into installable CLI behavior.
Timeline
- 2025-07-15: GitHub repository is created.
- 2026: Homebrew formula tracks stable release 1.6.9 from the official GitHub tag archive.
- 2026: README documents MCP server support and the companion `pasty` workflow.
Related projects
- The README explicitly compares Clippy to `pbcopy`, explaining that pbcopy handles bytes while Clippy handles file-reference clipboard formats for GUI apps.
- Related commands in the same suite include `pasty` and the optional Draggy companion.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for clippy. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
clippy | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pasty | 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 version1.7.2
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:clippy |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy |
| Repository | https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T22:04:01+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
dnf95%
clippy 1.97.1-2.fc45
Lints to catch common mistakes and improve your Rust code
sudo dnf install clippy- License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Artistic-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0 AND Unicode-3.0)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rust
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clippy
winget95%
0-don.clippy
winget install --id 0-don.clippy -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clippy
winget95%
unpaved028.ClipTyper
winget install --id unpaved028.ClipTyper -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clippy
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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation