How to Install `clipboard` in Python

v0.0.4 General Purpose MIT

A cross platform clipboard operation library of Python. Works for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Install pip install clipboard

What is clipboard?

A cross platform clipboard operation library of Python. Works for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Well, as I was trying to implement this, I realize that everything is included in pyperclip already:

But anyway, is a better name. You are free to choose:-) I might add more features to it.

Documentation → PyPI page → Author: Terry Yin

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with clipboard:

import clipboard

print(clipboard.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install clipboard

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install clipboard

pip3

pip3 install clipboard

conda

conda install -c conda-forge clipboard

Poetry

poetry add clipboard

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import clipboard; print(clipboard.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing clipboard with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'clipboard'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install clipboard. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'clipboard' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install clipboard to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'clipboard'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show clipboard and upgrade with pip install --upgrade clipboard.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install clipboard. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user clipboard

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org clipboard

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`0.0.2`	2014-05-22
`0.0.3`	2014-05-22
`0.0.4` latest	2014-05-22

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage clipboard

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade clipboard

Install a specific version

pip install clipboard==0.0.4

Uninstall

pip uninstall clipboard

Check what is installed

pip show clipboard

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install clipboard in Python