Cliptr

Cliptr is a lightweight terminal-based utility (TUI) to dynamically monitor and transform text copied to your clipboard.

Features

• TUI Controls: Easily activate or deactivate transformation rules via an interactive terminal checklist.
• Auto-trim: Automatically removes leading and trailing whitespaces from copied text.
• Capitalization: Capitalizes words if the copied text is fully uppercase.
• Live Monitoring: Listens to clipboard changes in the background and applies active transformations instantly.

Installation

For Windows and macOS, no external system dependencies are required. You can install it directly.

Prerequisites (Linux only)

Since Cliptr uses X11 to communicate with the clipboard on Linux, you must install the X11 development libraries first:

• Ubuntu / Debian / Mint:

  sudo apt-get install libx11-dev

• Fedora / RHEL:

  sudo dnf install libX11-devel

Install with Go

To install the latest version globally on your system, run:

go install github.com/luimedi/cliptr@latest

Note

Make sure your PATH environment variable includes your Go binary path (typically $HOME/go/bin or ~/go/bin). If not, you can add it to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin

Usage

Simply run the command in your terminal:

cliptr

Use the Spacebar or Enter key to toggle rules, Up/Down arrows to navigate, and Q to exit.

License

Cliptr is open-sourced software licensed under the GPL-3.0 license.