Share clipboard between two computers
npm install clipboard-shareIt's a small client-server script which allows to synchronise clipboard
between two computers. It's very useful when you have a virtual machine
like VirtualBox without installed guest additions (Mac OS X guest for example).
It works on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
1. Install Node.js
* on OSX use homebrew brew install node
* on Windows use chocolatey choco install nodejs
* on Debian based linux use apt-get install nodejs npm
2. Install clipboard-share with npm:
npm install -g clipboard-share
Starting a server using one of the following ways:
clipboard-share # Using default settings, bind to 0.0.0.0:1077
clipboard-share 192.168.1.2 # Using default port 1077
clipboard-share 192.168.1.2:1077 # Full syntax
Starting a client using one of the following ways:
clipboard-share -c # Using default settings, connect to 10.0.2.2:1077
clipboard-share -c 192.168.1.2 # Using default port 1077
clipboard-share -c 192.168.1.2:1077 # Full syntax
Setting refresh interval in milliseconds (how often script will spy on
clipboard changes), can be set in both client and server mode:
clipboard-share -c -i 100
Licensed under MIT.