clipboard_manager

ClipSuit

A professional clipboard history manager Chrome extension that captures and manages your clipboard snippets efficiently.

Features

• Clipboard History: Automatically captures all copied items
• Search: Quickly search through your clipboard history
• Pin Important Items: Mark frequently used snippets as pinned
• Keyboard Shortcut: Quick access with Ctrl+Shift+V (or Cmd+Shift+V on Mac)
• Smart Storage: Maintains up to 200 items with pinned items always preserved

Project Structure

clipboard_manager/
├── src/
│   ├── scripts/           # Core extension scripts
│   │   ├── background.js  # Service worker - handles history management
│   │   └── content.js     # Content script - listens for copy events
│   └── popup/            # Popup UI
│       ├── popup.html    # UI structure
│       ├── popup.css     # Styling
│       └── popup.js      # Popup logic
├── public/               # Static assets (if needed)
├── docs/                 # Documentation
├── tests/                # Test files
├── manifest.json         # Extension configuration
├── package.json          # Project metadata and dependencies
├── .gitignore           # Git ignore rules
└── README.md            # This file

Development

Installation

1. Clone or download this project
2. Install dependencies (optional for development):

   npm install
   

Loading the Extension

1. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
2. Enable Developer mode (toggle in top-right)
3. Click Load unpacked
4. Select the clipboard_manager folder
5. The extension will appear in your extensions menu

Usage

• Copy anything and it’s automatically saved to history
• Click Ctrl+Shift+V to open the clipboard history popup
• Search for specific items using the search bar
• Click 📌 to pin frequently used snippets
• Click an item to copy it to your clipboard and close the popup

Technical Details

• Manifest Version: 3 (latest Chrome extension standard)
• Storage: Chrome Local Storage (persistent)
• Permissions:
  • storage - for clipboard history
  • clipboardWrite - to write to clipboard
  • clipboardRead - to read copied items

Future Enhancements

• Import/Export functionality
• Cloud sync across devices
• Category/Tag support
• Clipboard history statistics
• Custom keyboard shortcuts
• Theme customization

License

MIT

Support

For issues or feature requests, please create an issue in the repository.