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wl-clipboard for Mac

Command-line copy/paste utilities for Wayland

Quick answer: wl-clipboard is a productivity app for macOS. Install it with brew install wl-clipboard. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 960 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What wl-clipboard is

wl-clipboard is a productivity app for macOS: command-line copy/paste utilities for Wayland.

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/bugaevc/wl-clipboard.

How to install wl-clipboard

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install wl-clipboard on Mac?

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

Is wl-clipboard open source?

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

Does wl-clipboard 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 wl-clipboard?

It was installed 960 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1063 in this catalogue.

What version of wl-clipboard is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.3.0.