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Pluks simplifies copy-paste to one step
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Pluks simplifies copy-paste to one step

Pluks, built in Rust and Tauri, simplifies copy-paste by automatically copying selected text, using the PRIMARY selection buffer on Linux, Accessibility API on macOS, and clipboard and focus APIs on Windows [devto]

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The traditional copy-paste process involves four actions: select, copy, click-to-place, and paste. Pluks simplifies this by automatically copying selected text and allowing one-step pasting. It uses the PRIMARY selection buffer on Linux, the Accessibility API on macOS, and clipboard and focus APIs on Windows to detect selections [devto]. Pluks also includes a searchable history of the last 200 clips and is available for free on macOS 11+, Windows 10/11, and Linux. Developer Parth Dixit spent three months on the project, with the most challenging part being detecting when a selection is final [devto].

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