olaf

A simple multi-clipboard system.

It allows you to store the (textual) contents of the system clipboard in up to four virtual clipboards, so you can switch between several copied contents.

Installation

On Windows and Linux, you can use the pre-built binaries.

If your system has Go 1.18+, you can build from source.

go install interrato.dev/olaf@latest

Help from new packagers is very welcome.

Usage

The usage is very simple. First, you need to start olaf: you can do it from the CLI or, if you prefer, by double-clicking the executable.

Note

When using the CLI, you may want to run olaf as a background task. On bash-like shells, this is usually accomplished by appending the ampersand symbol, as in the following example.

$ olaf &

Once olaf is running, follow these steps:

1. Copy any text using Ctrl+c or your preferred method.
2. Press Ctrl+u to save what you've copied to the virtual clipboard u.
3. Do your stuff.
4. Press Alt+u to copy the contents of the virtual clipboard u back to the system clipboard.
5. Paste with Ctrl+v or your preferred method.

Four virtual clipboards are currently available: u, i, o, and p.