clipboard

What problem does it solve?

Read and write the macOS clipboard programmatically to streamline copy-paste tasks between apps, reducing manual dragging and typing.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Read clipboard contents using pbpaste.
• Write content to the clipboard using pbcopy.
• Copy file contents to the clipboard with pbcopy < file.txt.
• Copy the output of a command to the clipboard with a pipe to pbcopy, e.g., ls -la | pbcopy.
• Use Case: Quickly capture terminal output or selected text for sharing in chats, emails, or documents.

Quick Start

Read from clipboard with: pbpaste Write to clipboard with: echo "text to copy" | pbcopy Copy a file's contents to the clipboard: pbcopy < file.txt Copy command output to the clipboard: ls -la | pbcopy