MultiClip

Create a Copy/Paste function with unique hotkeys that stores distinct text in up to 10 slots (clipboards). Each slot can be pasted using an assigned hotkey.

Authors

• @Matthew Trevino

Dependencies

The Python packages needed for MultiClip are as follows:

PyAutoGUI pyperclip keyboard

Step 1 [Poetry Installation]

Install MultiClip with: #1 Poetry or #2 Manually

Poetry Installation: Poetry is a dependency and package manager for Python.

You can install Poetry by using:

  curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 - 

or

sudo apt install python3-poetry

Step 2 [Install MultiClip with Poetry]

Once Poetry is installed you can use it to install MultiClip.

#1 Run: In the main MultiClip dir

poetry install

#2 Run:

 poetry shell

Install dependencies manually.

If you are having trouble installing or using Poetry you can install manually.

#1 run:

python3 -m venv venv-multiclip
source ./venv/bin/activate

#2 run:

 "pip install -r requirements.txt"

Usage/Examples

python3 multiclip.py

or

python multiclip.py

To copy into Slot_1 select text and press [Control+1]

Copy to [Slot_1] = [Control+1]

To paste the contents of [Slot_1] press [Control+Shift+1]

Paste from [Slot_1] = [Control+Shift+1]

Copy to [Slot_1] = [Control+1]
Paste from [Slot_1] = [Control+Shift+1]

Copy to [Slot_2] = [Control+2]
Paste from [Slot_2] = [Control+Shift+2]

Copy to [Slot_3] = [Control+3]
Paste from [Slot_3] = [Control+Shift+3]

Copy to [Slot_4] = [Control+4]
Paste from [Slot_4] = [Control+Shift+4]

Copy to [Slot_5] = [Control+5]
Paste from [Slot_5] = [Control+Shift+5]

Copy to [Slot_6] = [Control+6]
Paste from [Slot_6] = [Control+Shift+6]

Copy to [Slot_7] = [Control+7]
Paste from [Slot_7] = [Control+Shift+7]

Copy to [Slot_8] = [Control+8]
Paste from [Slot_8] = [Control+Shift+8]

Copy to [Slot_9] = [Control+9]
Paste from [Slot_9] = [Control+Shift+9]

Copy to [Slot_0] = [Control+0]
Paste from [Slot_0] = [Control+Shift+0]