Command-line tool
clipboard
brew/clipboard
Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev
Cut, copy, and paste anything, anywhere, all from the terminal clipboard
At a glance
- Type
- Command-line tool
- Install on
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Last checked
- 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC
Install it
Windows
winget install --id Slackadays.Clipboard -e scoop install clipboard
macOS
brew install clipboard
Linux
brew install clipboard
Show all clipboards
cb
Copy a file to the clipboard
cb copy path/to/file
Copy some text to the clipboard
cb copy "Some example text"
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