Apple users, did you know you could copy from one device and paste on the other? Wouldn't it be awesome if you could do that for non-Apple devices too?
Now you can, Apple device or not!
You don't even have to sign in like you need to on Apple devices. You don't have to install Go either!
Run this to start a new clipboard:
uniclip
Example output:
Starting a new clipboard!
Run `uniclip 192.168.86.24:51607` to join this clipboard
Just enter what it says (uniclip 192.168.86.24:51607
) on your other device with Uniclip installed and hit enter. That's it! Now you can copy from one device and paste on the other.
You can even have multiple devices joined to the same clipboard (just run that same command on the new device).
Uniclip - Universal Clipboard
With Uniclip, you can copy from one device and paste on another.
Usage: uniclip [--secure/-s] [--debug/-d] [ <address> | --help/-h ]
Examples:
uniclip # start a new clipboard
uniclip -p 53701 # start a new clipboard on the provided port
uniclip 192.168.86.24:53701 # join the clipboard at 192.168.86.24:53701
uniclip -d # start a new clipboard with debug output
uniclip -d --secure 192.168.86.24:53701 # join the clipboard with debug output and enable encryption
Running just `uniclip` will start a new clipboard.
It will also provide an address with which you can connect to the same clipboard with another device.
Note: The devices have to be on the same local network (eg. connected to the same WiFi) unless the device has a public IP with all ports routed to it. (use the public IP instead of what Uniclip prints in this case)
brew install quackduck/tap/uniclip
or
Get an executable from releases and install to /usr/bin/uniclip
Note: At least one of xsel, xclip or wayland is needed for Uniclip to work on GNU/Linux
brew install quackduck/tap/uniclip
or
Get an executable from releases and install to /usr/bin/uniclip
yay -S uniclip # or paru -S uniclip
Thanks to @CodeLongAndProsper90 for submitting Uniclip to the AUR!
Get an executable from releases and install to $PREFIX/usr/bin/uniclip
Install the Termux app and Termux:API app from the Play Store. Then, install the Termux:API package from the command line (in Termux) using:
pkg install termux-api
Just grab a precompiled binary from releases
Uninstalling Uniclip is very easy. If you used a package manager, use its uninstall feature. If not, just delete the Uniclip binary:
On macOS or GNU/Linux, delete /usr/local/bin/uniclip
On Windows, delete it from where you installed it
On Termux, delete it from $PREFIX/usr/bin/uniclip
Have a question, idea or just want to share something? Head over to Discussions
Thanks to @aaryanporwal for the idea!