Simplify Clipboard Manipulation in C# with TextCopy

TextCopy is an open-source library for C# that simplifies interaction with the clipboard in .NET applications.

It is a lightweight and efficient tool, designed to work uniformly across different platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.

TextCopy simplifies the tasks of copying and pasting text to and from the clipboard, offering a simple and straightforward API.

Installing TextCopy

To start using TextCopy in your .NET project, you first need to install the library via NuGet. You can do this through the NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio or by using the NuGet console.

How to Use TextCopy

Once you have installed TextCopy, you can start using it to copy and paste text in your application. The following are several examples illustrating how to interact with the clipboard using TextCopy.

Copy Text to the Clipboard

This example shows how to copy a text string to the clipboard.

using TextCopy;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Text to copy to the clipboard
        string textToCopy = "Hello, world!";
        
        // Copy the text to the clipboard
        ClipboardService.SetText(textToCopy);
        
        Console.WriteLine("Text copied to the clipboard.");
    }
}

Paste Text from the Clipboard

This example shows how to paste (get) a text string from the clipboard.

using TextCopy;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Paste (retrieve) the text from the clipboard
        string pastedText = ClipboardService.GetText();
        
        Console.WriteLine($"Text pasted from the clipboard: {pastedText}");
    }
}