# hluk/CopyQ

Clipboard manager with advanced features

Repository: https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/copyq
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: clipboard-manager, clipboard, cross-platform, tray, scripting, copyq
Last push: 2026-08-23T23:51:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6160, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 95, "gap_med": 42.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12182, forks 585 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:51.959955+00:00)

## What it is
CopyQ is an advanced cross-platform clipboard manager that monitors the system clipboard and stores text, HTML, images, and custom formats in customizable tabs. It offers searchable history, notes and tags, system-wide shortcuts, and a powerful command-line interface with a scripting API.

## Use cases
- manage clipboard history across applications
- search and paste previously copied text and images
- automate clipboard actions with scripts
- organize copied snippets into tabs with tags and notes
- paste frequently used items with global keyboard shortcuts
- ignore clipboard content from specific windows or text

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured clipboard history manager on Linux, Windows, or macOS
- you want scripting and CLI control over clipboard content
- you need to store images, HTML, and custom formats, not just plain text
- you want a customizable, self-contained desktop app with tray integration

## When to avoid
- you only need simple clipboard sync between devices
- you want a minimal tool with no learning curve
- you need mobile or web-based clipboard management

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, cli, gui
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: clipboard-manager, clipboard-history, system-tray, scripting, qt, keyboard-shortcuts, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- hluk/CopyQ (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.959955+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:14:51.728000+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.959955+00:00, sha 20082340d7a8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.