| name | clipboard-history |
| description | Read, write, and manage Windows clipboard content including text, HTML, images, and clipboard history via PowerShell |
| category | windows |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| platform | windows |
| tags | clipboard, copy, paste, history, windows, powershell, text |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
Clipboard History
Read and write Windows clipboard content, access clipboard history (Win+V), and manipulate clipboard data — text, HTML, and file lists — via PowerShell.
When to Use
- User wants to read what's currently on the clipboard
- User asks Aiden to set or overwrite clipboard content
- User wants to pipe command output directly to the clipboard
- User needs to clear the clipboard or check clipboard history
- User wants to copy a file path, URL, or code snippet to clipboard
How to Use
Read current clipboard text
Get-Clipboard
Write text to clipboard
Set-Clipboard -Value "Hello from Aiden!"
Pipe command output to clipboard
Get-Process | Out-String | Set-Clipboard
Copy a file path to clipboard
Set-Clipboard -Value "C:\Users\<you>\Documents\report.pdf"
Clear the clipboard
Set-Clipboard -Value $null
Read clipboard as HTML (if HTML is on clipboard)
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
[System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::GetText([System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat]::Html)
Check if clipboard contains an image
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
[System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::ContainsImage()
Save clipboard image to file
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
$img = [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::GetImage()
if ($img) {
$img.Save("$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\clipboard-image.png")
Write-Host "Saved to Desktop"
} else {
Write-Host "No image on clipboard"
}
Access clipboard history entries (Win+V API)
# Clipboard history requires Windows 10 1809+ and history enabled in Settings
# Use the ContentDeliveryManager workaround or UWP API via PowerShell
Add-Type -AssemblyName Windows.ApplicationModel
$history = [Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.Clipboard,Windows.ApplicationModel,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]
# Note: full UWP clipboard history requires a packaged app context
# For CLI use, pipe history via the built-in Win+V UI or a third-party tool
Write-Host "Open Win+V to view clipboard history interactively"
Examples
"Copy the output of dir to clipboard"
→ Get-ChildItem | Out-String | Set-Clipboard
"Put my public IP address on the clipboard"
→ (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://api.ipify.org').Trim() | Set-Clipboard
"Clear whatever is on the clipboard"
→ Set-Clipboard -Value $null
Cautions
Set-Clipboard requires PowerShell 5.1+ on Windows; earlier versions use clip.exe as fallback- Clipboard history (Win+V) requires it to be enabled in Settings → System → Clipboard
- Image and HTML clipboard operations require
System.Windows.Forms assembly — only available on Windows
- Clipboard contents are not persisted across reboots unless pinned in the clipboard history UI
