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Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers?

3 points by sharemywin 4y ago

It would be really help sometimes to copy from one computer and than have it available on another one. Does something like that exist?

trilobyte 4y ago
There are already services that do this. I use PastePal and it works fine.
vlod 4y ago
One way if you seldom do it: Compose new email in gmail and it appears in the draft. Go to the other computer and you see it.
slipwalker 4y ago
i have a NFS drive shared on my LAN which rsync to GoogleDrive.... works as a charm.
MH15 4y ago
I send myself a message on whatever app I have logged in on both machines. Discord functions as a sort of notebook for me, it's quick to open on phone and I've usually got it running on laptop.
networked 4y ago
There is https://github.com/jedisct1/piknik https://github.com/jedisct1/piknik and similar open source projects that implement their version of cross-machine copy/paste as a command-line program. There is https://symless.com/synergy https://symless.com/synergy, https://github.com/debauchee/barrier https://github.com/debauchee/barrier, and https://kdeconnect.kde.org/ https://kdeconnect.kde.org/ that can synchronize your GUI clipboard. Browse GitHub topics (repository tags) like "clipboard", "shared-clipboard", and "clipboard-sync" to explore more options.
- Am4TIfIsER0ppos 4y ago
  Barrier is the solution I use to go between 2 desktops and a laptop, including mouse and keyboard control
brudgers 4y ago
Sneakernet is the simplest thing that might work. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet
moomoo11 4y ago
Copy -> write to a secure remote server that only allows the value to be accessed once -> read it from other computer and add to clipboard
navjack27 4y ago
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iamflimflam1 4y ago
Mac’s have this already - you can even copy and paste between your iPhone and computer. It’s a feature that not many people know about. I only discovered it by accident.
phpsecure 4y ago
I send myself a message on Telegram in Favorites. There is a lot of memory. And files are sent without quality loss
t-3 4y ago
I use an NFS share to transfer files and keep work in one central location, but a true copy-paste store across devices would be interesting. You'd have to be able to sync the clipboards across many devices, so to I'd either propogate updates in a similar way to routing protocol daemons, or go with the less flexible but easier to set up clipboard daemon->ssh-and-xclip. It would probably be wise to use a VPN like wireguard to maintain some level of security and confidentiality.

3 points by sharemywin 4y ago

It would be really help sometimes to copy from one computer and than have it available on another one. Does something like that exist?

trilobyte 4y ago

There are already services that do this. I use PastePal and it works fine.

vlod 4y ago

One way if you seldom do it: Compose new email in gmail and it appears in the draft. Go to the other computer and you see it.

slipwalker 4y ago

i have a NFS drive shared on my LAN which rsync to GoogleDrive.... works as a charm.

MH15 4y ago

I send myself a message on whatever app I have logged in on both machines. Discord functions as a sort of notebook for me, it's quick to open on phone and I've usually got it running on laptop.

networked 4y ago

There is https://github.com/jedisct1/piknik https://github.com/jedisct1/piknik and similar open source projects that implement their version of cross-machine copy/paste as a command-line program. There is https://symless.com/synergy https://symless.com/synergy, https://github.com/debauchee/barrier https://github.com/debauchee/barrier, and https://kdeconnect.kde.org/ https://kdeconnect.kde.org/ that can synchronize your GUI clipboard. Browse GitHub topics (repository tags) like "clipboard", "shared-clipboard", and "clipboard-sync" to explore more options.

Am4TIfIsER0ppos 4y ago
Barrier is the solution I use to go between 2 desktops and a laptop, including mouse and keyboard control

brudgers 4y ago

Sneakernet is the simplest thing that might work. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet

moomoo11 4y ago

Copy -> write to a secure remote server that only allows the value to be accessed once -> read it from other computer and add to clipboard

navjack27 4y ago

Parsec

iamflimflam1 4y ago

Mac’s have this already - you can even copy and paste between your iPhone and computer. It’s a feature that not many people know about. I only discovered it by accident.

phpsecure 4y ago

I send myself a message on Telegram in Favorites. There is a lot of memory. And files are sent without quality loss

t-3 4y ago

I use an NFS share to transfer files and keep work in one central location, but a true copy-paste store across devices would be interesting. You'd have to be able to sync the clipboards across many devices, so to I'd either propogate updates in a similar way to routing protocol daemons, or go with the less flexible but easier to set up clipboard daemon->ssh-and-xclip. It would probably be wise to use a VPN like wireguard to maintain some level of security and confidentiality.