Switch clipboard contents using a simple GUI
Project description
Multi Clipboard
Switch clipboard contents using a simple GUI
Images, text, files and other formats are supported with unlimited amounts of saved clipboards able to be created.
The idea of this is to easily switch clipboards with a simple click in a GUI. It comes with a built in listener for Ctrl + Windows + C
GUI With Settings Open
What Is This?
This is my solution to constantly overwriting my clipboard. It is a GUI that acts like a hotbar, click on a virtual clipboard to place it on your actual clipboard. Some command line support has also been added in the form of setting and clearing clipboards.
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Python (tested on 3.4+)
- Windows
Installation and Usage
Installing Via the Repository
You can install this project using this repository by following these steps:
- Clone/download the repository
- Open cmd/terminal and cd into multi-clipboard using
cd multi-clipboard
- Execute
python setup.py install
Now you can run the project anywhere using:
> python -m multi_clipboard
or simply calling the entry-point:
> multi-clipboard
Running the Package From Source
Don't want to have to install the package? Follow these steps:
- Clone/download the repository
- Open cmd/terminal and cd into multi-clipboard using
cd multi-clipboard
- Install requirements using
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
and install this if pywin32 doesn't install - Run the project using
python -m multi_clipboard
Installing Via PyPi
Currently this package is not on PyPi
GUI Usage
- Click on clipboard to switch to it (will close automatically on selection by default)
- Right click menu on each clipboard to individually delete/set
- Click on the trash to delete all clipboards
- Click on the plus button to create a new clipboard
- Settings for the GUI can be toggled easily in settings window
Command Line Usage
multi-clipboard
- Opens GUImulti-clipboard -s [clipboard]
- Will load data from that clipboard if it existsmulti-clipboard -c *
- Delete all clipboardsmulti-clipboard -c 1
- Delete clipboard 1multi-clipboard --start-listener
- Starts the listener if it isn't runningmulti-clipboard --stop-listener
- Stops the listener if it's runningmulti-clipboard --current
- Check what clipboard you are currently on
The Listener
This package has a built in listener which listens for Ctrl + Windows + C (Left control). This can be enabled in the GUI's settings under "Toggle Listener" or by arguments as described above. This also comes with a feature to make the listener start on startup. To enable this, go into the GUI's settings and click "Listener Autostart" to toggle it on/off.
GUI With Settings Open
So What Happens If...
- I delete all clipboards? -> Clipboard 0 will be created with the current contents
- I delete the clipboard I am currently on? -> Nothing, your clipboard will be saved back to that clipboard later.
- I am shown an error saying my clipboard isn't supported? -> Open up an issue with details on what your clipboard contents are, we can see if it can be supported
Running From Your Project
If you want to run the GUI from python, first install the package, you can import it and use it:
from multi_clipboard import db, ui
db_manager = db.DatabaseManager()
ui.show_clipboard_selector(db_manager)
Thanks to
- Michael Robertson for adding file support in previous versions.
Things that still are being done
- PyPI
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