WinV brings Windows' Win+V clipboard history to GNOME Shell

Win-V combo from Windows on Ubuntu

WinV is a GNOME Shell extension that adds a searchable, local-only clipboard history to Ubuntu 26.04, inspired by Windows' Win+V feature. It works without a daemon, X11 helper, or network service, and stores ordinary history only in memory. Pinned items are saved locally with user-only permissions. The extension supports text and images (PNG, JPEG, WebP), keyboard navigation, pinning, editing, private mode, and an optional Super+V shortcut. It also includes offline emoji and Unicode symbol pickers. The project is open source under the MIT License.

The only strong preference is that changes keep clipboard data local and treat it as sensitive.

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2026-08-19