Windows | Clipboard History
self.history = [] self.pinned = set() self.load_history() self.last_text = pyperclip.paste() self.running = True # GUI self.create_widgets() self.update_history_display() # Start background monitor self.monitor_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.monitor_clipboard, daemon=True) self.monitor_thread.start() self.root.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self.on_close)
def load_history(self): if os.path.exists(HISTORY_FILE): try: with open(HISTORY_FILE, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f: data = json.load(f) self.history = data.get("history", []) self.pinned = set(tuple(x) for x in data.get("pinned", [])) except: self.history = [] self.pinned = set()
def paste_selected(self): selection = self.listbox.curselection() if selection: filtered = self.get_filtered_history() idx = selection[0] if idx < len(filtered): text = filtered[idx]["text"] pyperclip.copy(text) self.status_var.set(f"Copied to clipboard: text[:50]...") # Flash window (optional) self.root.attributes('-topmost', True) self.root.after(1000, lambda: self.root.attributes('-topmost', False)) windows clipboard history
def toggle_pin(self, index): filtered = self.get_filtered_history() if index < len(filtered): item = filtered[index] item_id = (item["text"], item["timestamp"]) if item_id in self.pinned: self.pinned.discard(item_id) else: self.pinned.add(item_id) self.save_history() self.update_history_display()
def create_widgets(self): # Top frame top_frame = tk.Frame(self.root) top_frame.pack(fill=tk.X, padx=5, pady=5) tk.Label(top_frame, text="Clipboard History", font=("Arial", 14, "bold")).pack(side=tk.LEFT) tk.Button(top_frame, text="Clear History", command=self.clear_history).pack(side=tk.RIGHT, padx=2) tk.Button(top_frame, text="Paste to Clipboard", command=self.paste_selected).pack(side=tk.RIGHT, padx=2) # Search bar self.search_var = tk.StringVar() self.search_var.trace("w", lambda *a: self.update_history_display()) search_entry = tk.Entry(self.root, textvariable=self.search_var, placeholder="Search...") search_entry.pack(fill=tk.X, padx=5, pady=2) # Listbox with scrollbar frame = tk.Frame(self.root) frame.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, expand=True, padx=5, pady=5) scrollbar = tk.Scrollbar(frame) scrollbar.pack(side=tk.RIGHT, fill=tk.Y) self.listbox = tk.Listbox(frame, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set, font=("Consolas", 10)) self.listbox.pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.BOTH, expand=True) self.listbox.bind("<Double-Button-1>", lambda e: self.paste_selected()) self.listbox.bind("<Button-3>", self.show_context_menu) # right-click scrollbar.config(command=self.listbox.yview) # Status bar self.status_var = tk.StringVar() self.status_var.set("Monitoring clipboard...") status_bar = tk.Label(self.root, textvariable=self.status_var, bd=1, relief=tk.SUNKEN, anchor=tk.W) status_bar.pack(side=tk.BOTTOM, fill=tk.X) False)) def toggle_pin(self
def clear_history(self): if messagebox.askyesno("Clear History", "Delete all clipboard history?"): self.history = [] self.pinned.clear() self.save_history() self.update_history_display() self.status_var.set("History cleared")
I can't directly develop or install software on your Windows machine, but I can give you for a custom Windows clipboard history manager (with GUI) that extends the built-in clipboard. text="Paste to Clipboard"
def get_filtered_history(self): search_term = self.search_var.get().lower() filtered = [item for item in self.history if search_term in item["text"].lower()] # Sort: pinned first, then by timestamp desc filtered.sort(key=lambda x: (x["text"], x["timestamp"]) not in self.pinned) return filtered
