A simple, cross-platform Python script that monitors the system clipboard and logs any new text content to a local file (clipboard_history.log).

This tool runs in the terminal and periodically checks the clipboard. When it detects new text, it appends that text, along with a timestamp, to clipboard_history.log in the same directory.

This is useful for:

• Keeping a history of copied items
• Preventing loss of important information from the clipboard
• Testing and debugging applications that interact with the clipboard

This script requires the pyperclip library.

1. Clone or download this repository

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

1. Run the script:

   python clipboard_logger.py

2. The script will start running. You will see this output:

   Clipboard Logger Started.
   Monitoring clipboard every 1 second(s).
   History will be saved to: /path/to/clipboard_history.log
   Press Ctrl+C to stop.

3. Copy any text. The script will detect it and log it automatically.

4. Press Ctrl+C in the terminal to stop the logger.

• clipboard_logger.py - Main script file
• clipboard_history.log - Generated log file (created automatically when the script runs)

Works on:

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

This project is open source and available for personal and educational use.

Note: The log file will be created in the same directory as the script. Make sure you have write permissions in that directory.