Show HN: ClipCapsule – A Clipboard Manager for Linux (Built with Go and Wails)

Summary

📋 ClipCapsule ClipCapsule is a minimalist clipboard manager for Linux, built with Go and WailsJS. It supercharges your productivity by allowing you to manage and switch clipboard entries using only keyboard shortcuts—no mouse or GUI required. ⚠️ This is a work-in-progress project. Currently, the GUI must be open for shortcuts to work, but we're actively working on a background daemon to make the app run seamlessly without launching the interface. ✨ Features 🚀 Keyboard-first Workflow : Switch clipboard items instantly with CTRL + SHIFT + 1~9 . : Switch clipboard items instantly with . 📜 Clipboard History : Automatically saves your recent copies in an embedded database. : Automatically saves your recent copies in an embedded database. 🔄 Dynamic Reordering : Selecting an item with a shortcut moves it to the top of the stack. : Selecting an item with a shortcut moves it to the top of the stack. 🔐 Local-Only: Your data stays on your machine, no cloud syncing or telemetry. 🖥️ Example Use When you copy items, the database stores them like this: text pos item1text 1 item2text 2 item3text 3 item4text 4 item5text 5 ... ... The item at pos = 1 is the active clipboard item (what gets pasted on CTRL + V ). is the active clipboard item (what gets pasted on ). Pressing CTRL + SHIFT + 3 : Moves item3text to position 1. Reorders the rest accordingly. : ⚙️ Installation 1. Clone the repo git clone https://github.com/Victor-Evogor/clipcapsule.git cd clipcapsule 2. Install Wails Follow instructions from the Wails documentation. 3. Build the application You'll need to build with elevated privileges to allow the app to listen for global key events: sudo wails build 🛑 Alternatively, give your user access to the keyboard input device path (e.g. /dev/input/eventX ) by adding appropriate udev rules or group permissions. Example (for testing): sudo chmod a+r /dev/input/eventX (Replace /dev/input/eventX with your actual keyboard event device.) ⚠️ A proper fix for permissions will be added soon....