clipboard-files

A cross-platform Node.js native addon for reading or writing file paths to the clipboard. Supports Windows, MacOS and Linux.

Install

npm i clipboard-files

Usage

const clipboard = require("clipboard-files");

// Read file paths from clipboard
const files = clipboard.readFiles();
console.log("Files in clipboard:", files);

// Write file paths to clipboard
clipboard.writeFiles(["/path/to/file1.txt", "/path/to/file2.txt"]);

API

readFiles()

Returns an array of strings containing file paths from the clipboard.

writeFiles(files: string[])

Writes an array of file paths to the clipboard.

• files: Array of strings, each representing a file path

Platform Support

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux (X11)
  • Requires X11 development libraries
  • Install on Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install libx11-dev
  • Install on Fedora: sudo dnf install libX11-devel

License

MIT