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24 alternatives to pbcopy/pbpaste across machines via Gitlab Snippets

copy and paste across machines. Contribute to bradwood/glsnip development by creating an account on GitHub.

This tool enables users to copy and paste content across different machines using GitLab Snippets as a intermediary storage. It works by leveraging GitLab's snippet feature to sync clipboard data between devices. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. pbcopy/pbpaste across machines via Gitlab Snippets launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A simple Go web server with logging, tracing, health check▲318

   GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

   2018 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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   Clipboard Remote▲177

   Copy & paste between PC, Mac, iOS and Android

   2025 · ntwind.com · its alternatives →

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   Pbgopy – Copy and paste between devices▲10

   Copy and paste between devices. Contribute to nakabonne/pbgopy development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pbproxy – Send your clipboard anywhere you can ssh▲67

   pbproxy is a small wrapper to give you a consistent and remotely accessible interface to your system clipboard on linux and mac.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pasteboard - HTML5 Web App for Quick & Easy Image Sharing (Open Source)▲64

   Super simple and lightning fast image sharing. Upload clipboard images with Copy & Paste and image files with Drag & Drop.

   2012 · pasteboard.co · its alternatives →

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   Magic Copy▲169

   Magically share text & links across your devices ✨

   2018 · magiccopy.app · its alternatives →

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   Copy from tmux/nvim to clipboard over SSH▲38

   Copying text to clipboard when working on a remote machine via SSH can be tricky. While you can usually highlight text with your mouse to copy it to the primary selection clipboard (and paste with middle-click), this approach has limitations.

   2024 · mil.ad · its alternatives →

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   Clippy – a better pbcopy for macOS that handles files properly▲34

   I made clippy because pbcopy can't do something I needed every day: copy files to paste into GUI apps. When you pbcopy < image.png, you get raw bytes instead of a file that Slack or email can use. Clippy fixes this: - clippy report.pdf → ⌘V into any app uploads the file - curl image.png | clippy → pipes become pasteable files - clippy *.jpg → multiple files at once - Text files still work like pbcopy Technical: Direct Objective-C bindings via CGo. Copies file references (like Finder), not contents. Auto-cleans temp files. No AppleScript hacks. Install: brew install…

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Copied▲162

   Instant Text Access, Easy Copy-Paste, and Organized Snippets

   2024 · copiedpro.com · its alternatives →

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    Klip Space▲94

    Copy, paste text across multiple devices

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    CodeLink▲139

    Create links to code snippets in repos and share with others

    2022 · codelink.dev · its alternatives →

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    Copy Space▲85

    Synchronize clipboards from Windows to all your devices.

    2017 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Snippetly▲89

    Your snippet vault. Save, organize & share code snippets

    2025 · snippetly.xyz · its alternatives →

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    SnippSync▲111

    Keep your code snippets effortlessly in sync with GitHub

    2025 · snippsync.com · its alternatives →

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    A cross platform app for mirroring the clipboard between synced devices▲57

    A cross platform Electron app for mirroring the clipboard between all synced devices in the same network - tiagovtristao/clipmir-desktop

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Quickly copy a file between computers▲110

    Hey everyone, just wanted to share a quick project I built a bit ago and finally cleaned up enough to post. The premise is simple, you have a file on one computer that you want on a different computer on the same network and don't want a lot of fuss. For the file you want to copy, on the machine where the file is located, run: ./bcp filename Now go to the computer (on the same network) where you want the file to be at, and run: ./bcp The file will be copied over the network and you're done. I created it as a nice way of not having to worry about ssh or anything else really. In fact, it is so…

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    pbcp – a cloud clipboard▲10

    2016 · pbcp.io · its alternatives →

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    Share Code Snippets 2.0▲77

    Effortlessly share code with developers in no time

    2023 · goonlinetools.com · its alternatives →

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    Scapefree tier, from $9.99/mo▲59

    Hey HN, we've been using Claude Code daily for months, and built Scape to fix our biggest pain point: managing multiple worktrees quickly & reducing the mental load of switching between them quickly. What we built: Scape is a macOS menu bar app that sits on top of Claude Code and gives you: - One-click worktrees: click a button, get a new git worktree with a Claude session already working on it. Develop in parallel without leaving your current branch. - Toolkit: per-session actions like "Create PR", "Commit & Push", "Run & Fix Tests." Add your own with bash scripts or prompts. -…

    24d ago · scape.work · its alternatives →

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    ShareClip▲72

    Your clipboard on any device

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    SnippetsLab▲17

    Code snippet management tool with iCloud sync

    2015 · renfei.org · its alternatives →

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    OneTap Copy & Paste Clipboard for Mac▲18

    Copy / paste links, files, images and more from the Menu Bar

    2025 · onetapapp.co · its alternatives →

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    SnipWise▲2

    Copy everywhere. Paste anywhere. Snipwise syncs it.

    Feb 2026 · snipwise.akshitbhandari.codes · its alternatives →

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    A simple Pastebin Clone using Deno▲58

    This is a simple Pastebin clone I made using the Deno Typescript runtime. I created a simple templating system, and implemented server-side rendering for the UI. Demo: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;paste.jlcarveth.dev&#x2F;

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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