# Install clipboard with Homebrew, apk, scoop, winget Cut, copy, and paste anything, anywhere, all from the terminal. Version 0.10.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-30. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:clipboard ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install clipboard ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add clipboard ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clipboard from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/clipboard ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/clipboard.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Slackadays.Clipboard -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Slackadays.Clipboard from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:clipboard - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.10.0 - **Source summary:** Cut, copy, and paste anything, anywhere, all from the terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-30T12:44:23Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - cb (cli) - cb (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@4 ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.10.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-30 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Slackadays/Clipboard - Upstream latest detected: 0.10.0 (current) ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** clipboard - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - apk - clipboard - 0.10.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clipboard from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cut, copy, and paste anything, anywhere, all from the terminal | https://github.com/Slackadays/Clipboard - apk - clipboard-doc - 0.10.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clipboard-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cut, copy, and paste anything, anywhere, all from the terminal (documentation) | https://github.com/Slackadays/Clipboard - apk - clipboard-wayland - 0.10.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clipboard-wayland from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cut, copy, and paste anything, anywhere, all from the terminal (wayland clipboard integration) | https://github.com/Slackadays/Clipboard - apk - clipboard-x11 - 0.10.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clipboard-x11 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cut, copy, and paste anything, anywhere, all from the terminal (x11 clipboard integration) | https://github.com/Slackadays/Clipboard - Scoop - main/clipboard: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/clipboard.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Slackadays.Clipboard: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Slackadays.Clipboard from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [openssl@4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [clipper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clipper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, clipboard, productivity. - [clippy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clippy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, clipboard, productivity. - [noti](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/noti/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cross-platform, productivity. - [synergy-core](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/synergy-core/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cross-platform, productivity. - [yazi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yazi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cross-platform, productivity. - [a2ps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/a2ps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity. - [abook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity. - [acronym](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acronym/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity. - [ctpv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctpv/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, manager, openssl, openssl-4, productivity. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/clipboard.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/clipboard.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph