# Install clippy with Homebrew, dnf, winget Copy files from your terminal that actually paste into GUI apps. Version 1.6.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-10. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:clippy ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install clippy ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install clippy ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: clippy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id 0-don.clippy -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: 0-don.clippy from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:clippy - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.6.9 - **Source summary:** Copy files from your terminal that actually paste into GUI apps - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-10T20:43:22Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - clippy (cli) - pasty (cli) - clippy (alias) - pasty (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.6.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-10 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy - Upstream latest detected: v1.6.9 (current) ## 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 Notes 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. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** clippy - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Requirements:** macos - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - dnf - clippy - 1.96.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: clippy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Lints to catch common mistakes and improve your Rust code | https://www.rust-lang.org - winget - 0-don.clippy: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: 0-don.clippy from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - winget - unpaved028.ClipTyper: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: unpaved028.ClipTyper from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [clipper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clipper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, clipboard, macos, productivity. - [clipboard](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clipboard/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, clipboard, productivity. - [dockutil](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dockutil/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, productivity. - [fcitx-remote-for-osx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fcitx-remote-for-osx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, productivity. - [ical-buddy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ical-buddy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, productivity. - [imessage-exporter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imessage-exporter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, productivity. - [mackup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mackup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, productivity. - [webarchiver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/webarchiver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, productivity. - [bagels](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bagels/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, productivity, terminal, that, your. - [clock-rs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clock-rs/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, productivity, terminal, that, your. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/clippy.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/clippy.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