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Xclip swap

Xclip swap

by Pierre Parent

App

Swap the content of the XWayland clipboard and Ubuntu Touch clipboard!

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About Xclip swap

In the current version of Ubuntu Touch the Clipboard for XWayland app is separated from the Clipboard of regular Ubuntu Touch. Xclip swap allows you to overcome this by allowing you to swap the content of the XWayland clipboard and Ubuntu Touch clipboard!

XWayland apps include: Sigul UT, Whatsnew, Min Browser, uWolf, Rocket.Chat, uFirefox

How to use Xclip swap ?

Important: First you need to disable suspension for the app on Ubuntu Touch tweak tools

UT->XWayland:
- Copy something from a regular UT app
- Start Xclip swap
- Click on "Copy to XWayland clipboard"
- Go to another XWayland app, without closing Xclip swap, and paste the text

XWayland->UT:
- Copy something from an XWayland app, and keep the app open
- Start Xclip swap
- Then switch to the Window with title "Copy this to a classical UT app"
- Click on "Copy to UT clipboard"
- Paste in a standard UT application

Once used close the 2 windows

Recent Changes

-Initial commit

Permissions

  • Keep Display On

Community Built

This app has been released under the GNU GPL v3 license.It is developed in the open and you can review the source code.

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Info

  • Published Date

    Jul 17, 2026

  • Updated Date

    Jul 17, 2026

  • Current Version

    0.1.1

  • Total Downloads

    113

  • Latest Version Downloads

    113

  • Supported Architectures

    all

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Reviews

Perrete

Reviewed Aug 6, 2026 for version 0.1.1

Must have!

mathias

Reviewed Jul 22, 2026 for version 0.1.1

saved my life 😃

gbdomubpkm

Reviewed Jul 18, 2026 for version 0.1.1

Currently works to copy from UT clipboard to Merezhyvo clipboard 👍 but NOT from Mererzhyvo clipboard to UT clipboard : is it normal or not ?