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GNOME Shell Clipboard Extension GPaste 3.8 And 3.3 Available In PPA

GPaste is a clipboard management system that comes with a command line interface as well as a GNOME Shell extension.

The application features URIs (remembers copied files, not just text) and pictures support, option to backup / restore the clipboard history and other useful features.

Gpaste 3.8

Install GPaste In Ubuntu Via PPA (Native GNOME Shell Clipboard Manager)

GPaste

GPaste is a clipboard management tool which comes with a command line client as well as a GNOME Shell extension. The application is very simple and doesn't support images, files and so on.

Parcellite Has A New Developer (And A New Version); ClipIt - Parcellite Fork With Ubuntu AppIndicator Support

Parcellite

The Parcellite (one of the best Linux clipboard managers) development stopped a while back and for a year there were no new versions. But Vladi pointed out in a comment that a new developer took over the project back in December and a new version has already been released: 0.9.3.

Diodon: A Lightweight Clipboard Manager With Ubuntu Indicator Applet Support

Diodon clipboard manager

Diodon is a lightweight clipboard manager for Linux written in Vala which "aims to be the best integrated clipboard manager for the Gnome/GTK+ desktop". It doesn't have as many features as Glippy, Pastie and so on but it's a lot lighter and only uses around 2.7 mb of RAM on my system.

Glippy Clipboard Manager Can Now Upload Images To Imgur

Glippy clipboard manager

Glippy is a clipboard manager for the Gnome desktop. Some of its main features are: Ubuntu appindicator support, it can store test from both keyboard and mouse (select some text using your mouse and it will be available in Glippy), you can easily access the keboard using a hotkey (CTRL + SUPER + C by default, but it can be customized).

Poll Results: Best Linux Clipboard Manager

The best Linux clipboard manager poll ended yesterday. There is no surprise concerning the winner: Parcellite won the poll with 287 votes (44.15%).


Here are the exact poll results:

Anamnesis - A New Linux Clipboard Manager With Full-Text Search

Anamnesis

Anamnesis is a new clipboard manager for Linux designed to be very easy to use by providing a simple interface with full-text search.

Anamnesis can be used both via command line and with a GUI. It doesn't come with a notification area icon / appindicator and can only be triggered by using a keyboard shortcut - but as I've read in the comments to our "Best Linux Clipboard Manager" post, a lot of you want this feature in a clipboard manager. If so, maybe Anamnesis is what you're looking for!

Best Linux Clipboard Manager

Here is a poll which was suggested multiple times: what's the best clipboard manager for Linux? Our poll options are: Parcellite, Glipper, Pastie, Klipper and Glippy but you can also enter your own answer: