Clipboard List

A lightweight VS Code extension that maintains a history of the last 10 copied items and lets you quickly paste any item using commands or key numbers.

Features

• Automatic Clipboard Tracking: Monitors copied text inside VS Code and from other applications as soon as VS Code gains focus.
• Last 10 Items: Keeps the most recent 10 items in a Most Recently Used (MRU) list without clutter or duplicate entries.
• Paste by Key Number: Instant paste shortcuts using chords: Ctrl+Alt+V 1 through Ctrl+Alt+V 0 (0 is item 10).
• Interactive QuickPick: Press Win+Alt+V (Cmd+Alt+V on macOS) to view formatted snippets, line counts, and character lengths of all 10 items.
• Status Bar Integration: Visual counter in the status bar ($(clippy) Clipboard (3/10)) with one-click access to the clipboard list.
• Persistent Across Sessions: Stored in VS Code global state, keeping your clipboard items available even after restarting the editor.
• Editor & Fallback: Directly inserts text into active editor selections/cursors; if no editor is open, copies the selected item to your system clipboard with a notification.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Note: You can customize these keybindings at any time in VS Code via Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON).

Commands

All commands can be executed via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P):

• Clipboard: Show History & Paste: Opens the searchable history list.
• Clipboard: Paste by Number...: Prompts you to enter an item number (1-10) to paste.
• Clipboard: Paste Item 1 through Clipboard: Paste Item 10: Directly pastes item 1–10.
• Clipboard: Clear History: Empties the saved clipboard list.

Extension Settings

You can customize the extension via VS Code Settings (Ctrl+,):

• clipboardList.maxItems: Maximum number of clipboard history items to keep (default: 10, range: 1–50).
• clipboardList.pollIntervalMs: Interval in milliseconds for polling the clipboard (default: 800 ms).