# CopyQ

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CopyQ is an advanced clipboard manager with powerful editing and scripting features.

- [Downloads](https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ/releases)
- [Web Site](https://hluk.github.io/CopyQ/)
- [Documentation](https://copyq.readthedocs.io)
- [Mailing List](https://groups.google.com/group/copyq)
- [Bug Reports](https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ/issues)
- [Donate](https://liberapay.com/CopyQ/)
- [Scripting API](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripting-api.html)

## Overview

* CopyQ monitors the system clipboard and saves its content in customized tabs.
* Saved clipboard entries can later be copied and pasted directly into any application.

## Features

* Support for Linux, Windows, and [macOS 13+](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/macos.html)
* Store text, HTML, images, and any other custom formats
* Quickly browse and filter items in clipboard history
* Sort, create, edit, remove, copy/paste, drag'n'drop items in tabs
* Add notes and tags to items
* System-wide keyboard shortcuts with customizable commands
* Paste items with keyboard shortcuts, from tray, or from main window
* Fully customizable appearance
* Advanced command-line interface and scripting
* Ignore clipboard copied from specified windows or containing specified text
* Support for simple Vim-like editor with keyboard shortcuts
* Many more features

## Install

<a href="https://repology.org/metapackage/copyq">
    <img src="https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/copyq.svg" alt="Packaging status" align="right">
</a>

To install CopyQ, use the binary package or the installer provided for your operating system.

For unlisted operating systems, please follow the instructions in
[Build from Source Code](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/build-source-code.html).

### Windows

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On Windows you can use any of the following options to install CopyQ:

* [Installer (setup.exe)](https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ/releases)
* [Portable zip package](https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ/releases)
* [Scoop package](https://scoop.sh/) from the [extras bucket](https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop-extras).
* [Chocolatey package](https://chocolatey.org/packages/copyq)

Using Scoop:

```
scoop install copyq
```

Using Chocolatey:

```
choco install copyq
```

### macOS

macOS 13 and above are supported (this mainly depends on the [Qt version](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/macos.html)).

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On macOS you can use [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) to install CopyQ:

```bash
brew install --cask copyq
```

If you encounter an issue where the app crashes with a dialog saying "CopyQ is
damaged" or "CopyQ cannot be opened", you may need to run the following
commands (for details, see #2652):

```bash
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/CopyQ.app
codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/CopyQ.app
```

### Debian 11+, Ubuntu 22.04+, and their derivatives

Install `copyq` and `copyq-plugins` packages.

#### Ubuntu PPA

Install and keep CopyQ always up to date by running the following commands from
the terminal (the package from PPA contains all plugins and documentation):

```bash
sudo apt install software-properties-common python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hluk/copyq
sudo apt update
sudo apt install copyq
# this package contains all plugins and documentation
```

### Fedora

Install `copyq` package.

### Arch Linux

Install `copyq` package.

### Other Linux Distributions

Install [Flatpak](https://flatpak.org/) and `com.github.hluk.copyq` from
[Flathub](https://flathub.org/).

```bash
flatpak install flathub com.github.hluk.copyq
```

Start CopyQ from the menu or with the following command:

```bash
flatpak run com.github.hluk.copyq
```

## Using the App

To start CopyQ, double-click the program icon or run `copyq`.

The list with the clipboard history is accessible by clicking on the system tray icon
or by running `copyq toggle`.

Copying text or image to the clipboard will create a new item in the list.

Selected items can be:

* edited (`F2`)
* removed (`Delete`)
* sorted (`Ctrl+Shift+S`, `Ctrl+Shift+R`)
* repositioned (with mouse or `Ctrl+Up/Down`)
* copied back to the clipboard (`Ctrl+C`)
* pasted to the previously active window (`Enter`)

All items will be restored when CopyQ is next started.

To exit CopyQ, select Exit from the tray menu or press `Ctrl-Q` in the
CopyQ window.

Read more:

- [Basic Usage](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/basic-usage.html)
- [Keyboard](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/keyboard.html)

### Adding Functionality

To create custom actions that can be executed
from the menu, with keyboard shortcuts, or when the clipboard changes:
- go to the Command dialog (`F6` shortcut)
- click the `Add` button, then select a predefined command, or create a new one
- optionally change the command details (shortcut, name)
- click `OK` to save the command

One of the very useful predefined commands is "Show/hide main window".

Read more:

- [Writing Commands](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/writing-commands-and-adding-functionality.html)
- [CopyQ Commands Repository](https://github.com/hluk/copyq-commands)

### Command Line

CopyQ has a powerful command line and scripting interface.

Note: The main application must be running to be able to issue commands using the
command line.

Print help for some useful command line arguments:

    copyq --help
    copyq --help add

Insert some text in the history:

    copyq add -- 'first item' 'second item' 'third item'

Omitting the double-dash (`--`) in the command above would mean that slashes
(`\`) in arguments will be treated as special characters.  For example, `\n` will be treated as
the new line character, `\t` as tab, `\\` as slash, `\x` as `x`, etc.

Create a single item containing two lines:

    copyq add 'first line\nsecond line'

Print the content of the first three items:

    copyq read 0 1 2
    copyq separator "," read 0 1 2

Show the current clipboard content:

    copyq clipboard
    copyq clipboard text/html
    copyq clipboard \?    # lists formats in clipboard

Copy text to the clipboard:

    copyq copy "Some Text"

Load file content into the clipboard:

    copyq copy - < file.txt
    copyq copy text/html < index.html
    copyq copy image/jpeg - < image.jpg

Create image items:

    copyq write image/gif - < image.gif
    copyq write image/svg - < image.svg

Read more:

- [Scripting](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripting.html)
- [Scripting API](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripting-api.html)

## Build from Source Code

See the documentation section [Build from Source
Code](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/build-source-code.html).

## Contributions

You can help translate CopyQ (click the banner below)
or help [fix issues and implement new features](https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ/issues).

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Read more:

- [Build from Source Code](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/build-source-code.html)
- [Fixing Bugs and Adding Features](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/fixing-bugs.html)
- [Translations](https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/translations.html)
