CopyQ Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to CopyQ for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Planck, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to CopyQ and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to CopyQ are Klipper, Diodon, Parcellite and Clipman.

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  1. Planck icon
     32 likes

    Keeps text, image, and link history encrypted and synced in real time across Mac, Windows, and Linux. Offers fast search, smart image text recognition, reliable cloud backup, offline access, minimal resource usage, and full end-to-end security.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Parcellite icon
     26 likes

    Parcellite is a lightweight GTK+ clipboard manager. This is a stripped down, basic-features-only clipboard manager with a small memory footprint for those who like simplicity.

    115 Parcellite alternatives

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    • Linux
     
  3. Clipman icon
     15 likes

    Clipman is a clipboard manager for Xfce. It keeps the clipboard contents around while it is usually lost when you close an application. It is able to handle text and images, and has a feature to execute actions on specific text selections by matching them against regular...

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    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
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    Clipman vs CopyQ Comments
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    Positive
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    Simple to use with necessary features.

    • Clipman is Free and Open SourceCopyQ is also Free and Open Source
  4. GPaste icon
     7 likes

    GPaste - Clipboard management system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
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    GPaste vs CopyQ Comments
    C.A.
    Positive
    0

    Nice option for Gnome desktop.

    • GPaste is Free and Open SourceCopyQ is also Free and Open Source
  5. Next-gen Clipboard Manager for Gnome Shell.

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    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
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    Pano Clipboard Manager vs CopyQ Comments
    Ihor
    Negative
    0

    Poor support: incompatible with fresh GNOME, no one replies to bug reports.

    • Pano Clipboard Manager is Free and Open SourceCopyQ is also Free and Open Source
  6. cliphist icon
     2 likes

    Cliphist is an efficient Linux-based Wayland clipboard manager supporting both text and images, conserving content byte-for-byte. It archives clipboard changes to a history file, integrates with tools like dmenu or rofi for recall, and remains lightweight, open-source, and ad-free.

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    • Linux
     
  7. genius is a complete clipboard manager with system-wide shortcut support and many more features for windows and linux operating systems. genius is a free open source application

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8.  1 like

    A Lightweight and cross-platform clipboard history applet. It saves clipboard history entries and restores them. Is a systray docking app with few requirements, and can be used in GNOME and other OS.

    10 qlipper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. ClipIt icon
     18 likes

    ClipIt is a lightweight, fully featured GTK+ clipboard manager. It was forked from Parcellite, adding additional features and bugfixes to the project.

    68 ClipIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Clipboard icon
     Like

    Clipboard is a utility that lets you cut, copy, and paste text and files on any PC. Through being optimized for small size, easy operation, and integration with existing clipboard systems, Clipboard has been designed to improve the user experience of using the clipboard while in...

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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