![]() ![]() Now the command is available via the icon in the system panel after copying a link to the clipboard. Finally, clicking Apply or OK confirms the changes. To use Chromium to open links, you would simply enter chromium-browser %1.įinally, you can assign a keyboard shortcut by clicking on the button beside Shortcut then pressing the keyboard shortcut you require (e.g., Alt+1). The Command box under Action already contains an entry for launching in Firefox. The result should then look like this: ^(http?|https?|ftps?|file):// To match HTTP content, add http? | to the items in the parentheses. The default setting here is ^(https?|ftps?|file)://. For the Open in Browser command, you can specify in the Content box which items in the command will be available later via the icon in the system panel. This command is added to a list of commands in the left panel in the right panel, you adjust the command properties. To start the definition, press the small plus icon at the bottom left, then select one of the predefined commands, such as Open in Browser.įigure 3: Commands let you define your own functions that allow you to, for example, open links in the clipboard in the browser of your choice. The necessary functions are in the Commands tab ( Figure 3). To define commands, you need to open the program settings by right-clicking the panel icon and choosing Preferences. You could also set up commands to move entries into other tabs or to generate QR codes from URLs. For example, you can set up a command to determine which browser to use to open web links. Thanks to commands, you can specify what to do with special content in the clipboard when you execute a command that you have defined. To do this, you need to set up a "command" in CopyQ. Unfortunately, CopyQ cannot move individual entries to other tabs. You can categorize your entries during the copying process, taking into account your current projects and interests. Now, when you copy something, it ends up in this tab. To move entries into this tab, you need to switch to the tab in the CopyQ window to enable it. To begin, you need to create a new tab by selecting Tabs | New tab and assigning an intuitive name. Although the handling is not what is commonly referred to as user friendly, it is still good enough to let you use the function effectively. ![]() To keep track of many items, you can organize your content in tabs. For example, you can edit individual text messages and save your changes for pasting later. Other useful functions are available via the context menu. You can also discover the source of the copy or the application from which the entry was copied. For graphics, this view is especially helpful because it shows image format information. Additionally, you can display the entry format by selecting Show Content. Right-clicking any of the entries in this overview offers additional functions, such as moving something to the clipboard to be pasted elsewhere. You can install the extension on GNOME 3.18 and up via your browser using the GNOME Extensions website.Figure 2: The CopyQ window displays the complete copy history and allows you to move entries back into the clipboard. ![]() Option to see a notification when copying to clipboard.Snippet preview size (in characters, e.g., 30).Set clipboard history size (e.g., 15 items).The extension settings section offers a small set of options and configurable items, including: And while some may be put off by the lack of features found in more advanced tools, like clipboard search, its simplicity is actually its strength. This history can be viewed and browsers, and with couple of clicks you can quickly re-copy something you copy/pasted hours (even days) ago.Īs a basic clipboard manager for GNOME desktops this extension works well enough for what it sets out to do. Like other apps of this ilk, Clipboard Manager runs in the background to keep a history of what you’ve copied to the clipboard. The next thing you copy or cut replaces it the clipboard forgets what it was holding before so that it can hold what you’re asking now. It acts as a temporary space to store whatever you copy, but only long enough for you to paste it elsewhere. No matter which OS you use the clipboard works the same. I typically only need to access whatever I copy as I copy it.īut, for some, a clipboard manager is a vital part of their productivity. I’ve never been a particularly big clipboard fan. ![]() Just a simple, easy to access clipboard history. There’s nothing extra no regex searching, or cross-device, multi-sync or pan-dimensional magic. It adds an indicator menu to the top panel and caches your clipboard history. Clipboard Manager extension for Gnome Shell is a no-frills clipboard manager for GNOME. ![]()
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