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cliphist for Mac

Wayland clipboard manager with support for multimedia

Quick answer: cliphist is a productivity app for macOS. Install it with brew install cliphist. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only licence. It has 12 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What cliphist is

cliphist is a productivity app for macOS: wayland clipboard manager with support for multimedia.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/sentriz/cliphist.

How to install cliphist

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install cliphist.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install cliphist on Mac?

Run brew install cliphist in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is cliphist open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-only licence.

Does cliphist run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is cliphist?

It was installed 12 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #7684 in this catalogue.

What version of cliphist is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.7.0.