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
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    Access your entire clipboard history across all devices with Planck. Enjoy seamless real-time sync, end-to-end encryption, and offline functionality for secure and efficient data management. Planck supports multiple platforms, ensuring continuous productivity.

    90 Planck alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • Planck is the most popular Linux alternative to CopyQ.

    • Planck is Freemium and ProprietaryCopyQ is Free and Open Source
  2. Diodon icon
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    Aiming to be the best integrated clipboard manager for the Gnome/Unity desktop.

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  3. Parcellite icon
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    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.

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  4. Clipman icon
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    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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    Simple to use with necessary features.

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    • Clipman is Free and Open SourceCopyQ is also Free and Open Source
  5. GPaste icon
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    GPaste - Clipboard management system.

    46 GPaste alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
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    Nice option for Gnome desktop.

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    • GPaste is Free and Open SourceCopyQ is also Free and Open Source
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    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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    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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Next-gen Clipboard Manager for Gnome Shell.

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    • GNOME
     
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    Comments about Pano Clipboard Manager as an Alternative to CopyQ
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    Poor support: incompatible with fresh GNOME, no one replies to bug reports.

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    • Pano Clipboard Manager is Free and Open SourceCopyQ is also Free and Open Source
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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

    66 ClipIt alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
     
  11. Clipboard icon
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    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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    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Clipboard is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to CopyQ.

    • Clipboard is Free and Open SourceCopyQ is also Free and Open Source
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