Access the system clipboard (copy/paste)
Cross-platform. Supports: macOS, Windows, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Android with Termux, and modern browsers.
npm install clipboardyimport clipboard from 'clipboardy';
clipboard.writeSync('🦄');
clipboard.readSync();
//=> '🦄'In the browser, it requires a secure context.
Write (copy) to the clipboard asynchronously.
Returns a Promise.
Type: string
The text to write to the clipboard.
Read (paste) from the clipboard asynchronously.
Returns a Promise.
Write (copy) to the clipboard synchronously.
Doesn't work in browsers.
Type: string
The text to write to the clipboard.
Read (paste) from the clipboard synchronously.
Doesn't work in browsers.
The Linux binary is just a bundled version of xsel. The source for the Windows binary can be found here.
- clipboard-cli - CLI for this module
- copy-text-to-clipboard - Copy text to the clipboard in the browser
