A professional clipboard history manager that captures and organizes your clipboard data directly within VS Code.
Features
✨ Automatic Capture - Intercepts all copy/cut operations in VS Code
🔍 Quick Search - Press Cmd+Shift+V to search and paste from history
📌 Pin Important Items - Keep frequently used snippets at the top
🗂️ Smart Organization - Sidebar view with Pinned and Recent sections
🔒 Privacy First - Local-only storage, no network calls
⚙️ Configurable - Deduplication, ignore patterns, file exclusions
Usage
Quick Access
Press Cmd+Shift+V (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+V (Windows/Linux) to open the clipboard history picker
Search for any previously copied text
Press Enter to paste
Sidebar
Click the Clipboard icon in the Activity Bar
Right-click items for options:
Paste
Copy to Clipboard
Pin/Unpin
Delete
Commands
Search for "Clipboard History" in the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) to access all features.
Extension Settings
clipboardHistory.maxItems: Maximum number of items to keep (default: 200)
clipboardHistory.deduplicationMode: How to handle duplicates (off, exact, normalized)
clipboardHistory.ignorePatterns: Regex patterns to exclude from history
clipboardHistory.excludedFilePatterns: File patterns to exclude (e.g., .env files)
Privacy
All clipboard data is stored locally in VS Code's storage. No data is sent to external servers.