Gathering detailed insights and metrics for clipboardy
Gathering detailed insights and metrics for clipboardy
Installations
npm install clipboardyDeveloper Guide
BETA
Typescript
Yes
Module System
ESM
Min. Node Version
>=18
Node Version
18.17.1
NPM Version
9.2.0
Score
96.9
Supply Chain
90.4
Quality
75.6
Maintenance
100
Vulnerability
100
License
Releases
6
Languages
2
JavaScript
TypeScript
JavaScript (96.7%)
TypeScript (3.3%)
Developer
sindresorhus
Download Statistics
Total Downloads
858,997,724
Last Day
261,265
Last Week
4,664,331
Last Month
20,293,021
Last Year
206,763,302
GitHub Statistics
MIT License
1,847 Stars
66 Commits
63 Forks
14 Watchers
1 Branches
14 Contributors
Updated on Jul 01, 2025
Sponsor this package
Maintainers
1
Package Meta Information
Latest Version
4.0.0
Package Id
clipboardy@4.0.0
Unpacked Size
893.74 kB
Size
361.55 kB
File Count
13
NPM Version
9.2.0
Node Version
18.17.1
Published on
Oct 23, 2023
Total Downloads
Cumulative downloads
Total Downloads
858,997,724
Last Day
-20.2%
261,265
Compared to previous day
Last Week
-9.1%
4,664,331
Compared to previous week
Last Month
5.6%
20,293,021
Compared to previous month
Last Year
13.4%
206,763,302
Compared to previous year
Weekly Downloads
Monthly Downloads
Yearly Downloads
clipboardy
Access the system clipboard (copy/paste)
Cross-platform. Supports: macOS, Windows, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Android with Termux, and modern browsers.
Install
1npm install clipboardy
Usage
1import clipboard from 'clipboardy'; 2 3clipboard.writeSync('🦄'); 4 5clipboard.readSync(); 6//=> '🦄'
API
In the browser, it requires a secure context.
clipboard
.write(text)
Write (copy) to the clipboard asynchronously.
Returns a Promise.
text
Type: string
The text to write to the clipboard.
.read()
Read (paste) from the clipboard asynchronously.
Returns a Promise.
.writeSync(text)
Write (copy) to the clipboard synchronously.
Doesn't work in browsers.
text
Type: string
The text to write to the clipboard.
.readSync()
Read (paste) from the clipboard synchronously.
Doesn't work in browsers.
FAQ
Where can I find the source of the bundled binaries?
The Linux binary is just a bundled version of xsel. The source for the Windows binary can be found here.
Related
- clipboard-cli - CLI for this module
- copy-text-to-clipboard - Copy text to the clipboard in the browser
No vulnerabilities found.
Reason
security policy file detected
Details
- Info: security policy file detected: .github/security.md:1
- Info: Found linked content: .github/security.md:1
- Info: Found disclosure, vulnerability, and/or timelines in security policy: .github/security.md:1
- Info: Found text in security policy: .github/security.md:1
Reason
no dangerous workflow patterns detected
Reason
0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Reason
license file detected
Details
- Info: project has a license file: license:0
- Info: FSF or OSI recognized license: MIT License: license:0
Reason
binaries present in source code
Details
- Warn: binary detected: fallbacks/linux/xsel:1
- Warn: binary detected: fallbacks/windows/clipboard_i686.exe:1
- Warn: binary detected: fallbacks/windows/clipboard_x86_64.exe:1
Reason
Found 10/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 3
Reason
0 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 0
Reason
detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
Details
- Warn: no topLevel permission defined: .github/workflows/main.yml:1
- Info: no jobLevel write permissions found
Reason
dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Details
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/main.yml:19: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/sindresorhus/clipboardy/main.yml/main?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/main.yml:20: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/sindresorhus/clipboardy/main.yml/main?enable=pin
- Warn: npmCommand not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/main.yml:24
- Info: 0 out of 2 GitHub-owned GitHubAction dependencies pinned
- Info: 0 out of 1 npmCommand dependencies pinned
Reason
no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
Reason
project is not fuzzed
Details
- Warn: no fuzzer integrations found
Reason
branch protection not enabled on development/release branches
Details
- Warn: branch protection not enabled for branch 'main'
Reason
SAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
Details
- Warn: 0 commits out of 10 are checked with a SAST tool
Score
4.1
/10
Last Scanned on 2025-06-23
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