Take the 2-minute tour ×

Are there any "advanced clipboard" managers for Linux that can store several things at one time?

For example I might wnat to collect several things in the clipboard:

  • a .jpg file
  • some text
  • etc.

Then when I press (for example) Ctrl+V+1 just the first "thing" would be pasted. (In this example the .jpg file) If I press Ctrl+V+2, then it pastes the text, etc.

Are there any clipboard manager that support such "layers"?

share|improve this question
add comment

4 Answers

up vote 5 down vote accepted

You might want to check out Parcellite. It is described as:


Even though it is described as "stripped down, basic-features-only" it has very useful features, such as:

  • Keeps a clipboard history (which is completely editable).
  • Various view options to display items the way you like it.
  • Daemon mode; guard your clipboard contents when you close applications.
  • Global hotkeys to display your items quickly.
  • Perform custom commands using clipboard contents.
  • Syncs the CLIPBOARD and PRIMARY selections.

Here are a couple articles which go into more detail:

share|improve this answer
add comment

Yet another option is ClipIt:


ClipIts main features are:

  • Save a history of your last copied items
  • Search through the history
  • Global hotkeys for most used functions
  • Execute actions with clipboard items
  • Exclude specific items from history
share|improve this answer
+1 because apt-get install clipit –  Sam Watkins May 20 at 11:54
add comment
glipper - Clipboard manager for the GNOME panel
klipper - clipboard utility for KDE 4

To find such programs by keyword on your own:

apropos clipboard 
apt-cache search clipboard

The first is for already installed programs, the second for installable ones.

If you prefer GUIs: In Ubuntu, you can use Synaptics, and there is a search-field, where you can search for 'name and description'. I guess fedora has a similar thing for RPMs.

share|improve this answer
add comment

Keepboard offers similar functionality. It is described as:

Keepboard is a cross-platform clipboard manager. It supports saved items groups and adding names to items for quicker filtering and selection. It can save text and image clipboard items (up to 2000 per group). The current version supports Linux (GNOME, KDE...) and Windows platforms.

share|improve this answer
add comment

Your Answer


