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title: "ClipMaster – Because GNOME Deserved a Better Clipboard"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/clipmaster-because-gnome-deserved-a-better-clipboard-9t0fry1n1
source_url: https://daily.dev/posts/clipmaster-because-gnome-deserved-a-better-clipboard-9t0fry1n1
type: freeform
source: "Linux Community"
author: "SFN"
published: 2025-12-27T12:22:14.618Z
updated: 2025-12-27T12:22:32.368Z
tags: ["open-source", "linux"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 12
comments: 6
language: en
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# ClipMaster – Because GNOME Deserved a Better Clipboard

**[Linux Community](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxcom)** · [@sfn](https://daily.dev/sfn) · 2 min read · 12 upvotes · 6 comments

## Summary

ClipMaster is a new GNOME extension that provides comprehensive clipboard management for Linux. It stores up to 5000 items including text, images, files, and URLs with encrypted local storage. Features include keyboard-first navigation (Super+V), instant search, favorites system, multiple theme support (Adwaita, Catppuccin, Dracula, Nord, Gruvbox), and compatibility with both Wayland and X11 display servers. The extension supports GNOME Shell versions 45-49 and is available on GNOME Extensions with source code on GitHub.

## Content

Hey everyone! 👋

I've been working on a side project for a while now and finally got it published on GNOME Extensions. It's called ClipMaster – a clipboard manager that I built because I was frustrated with the lack of a good, native clipboard solution on Linux.

Here's what it does:

🗂️ Full Clipboard History Not just text – it handles images, files, and URLs too. Everything gets saved so you never lose that thing you copied 10 minutes ago.

🎨 Theme Support That Actually Works By default, it follows your system's dark/light preference (Adwaita). But if you want something different, there's Catppuccin, Dracula, Nord, Gruvbox, and more. The popup blends right in with your desktop.

🔐 Encrypted Storage Your clipboard history stays on your machine, encrypted by default. No cloud, no sync, just local and secure.

⌨️ Keyboard-First Design Press Super+V to open it. Start typing to search instantly. Use 1-9 for quick paste. Arrow keys to navigate, Enter to paste. It's built for speed.

⭐ Favorites & Custom Lists Mark items as favorites with Alt+F. Keep important snippets always accessible.

💻 Works on Both Wayland and X11 I made sure it works regardless of your display server. If you need image pasting from history, just install wl-clipboard (Wayland) or xclip (X11).

📊 Massive History Up to 5000 items if you need it. Configurable in settings.

It supports GNOME Shell 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49.

Check it out here: [ClipMaster on GNOME Extensions](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/8923/clipmaster/)

Source code is on GitHub if you want to contribute or report issues.

![ClipMaster_PopUpv121](https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--NEz95Tg5--/f_auto/v1766808408/ugc/content_e83fd5f5-7411-4b30-a160-8a5a679b156f?_a=BAMAK+ZW0)

Would love to hear your feedback! And if any of you have feature requests, I'm all ears. 🙌

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@stepji** · 1 upvotes

> Awesome work, thank you! I will give it a try ASAP :)

**@mrbns** · 0 upvotes

> is there  any alternative of this in windows ?
> because default one is very limited.

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