From 78be41305c958661f65253dad0ad18fe73d697c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yogesh Vishwakarma <103316955+Yogeshkarma@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 12:50:23 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Implement clipboard manager with GUI and history logging

This script monitors the clipboard for changes and saves the clipboard history to a file. It also provides a GUI to display the history and clear it when needed.
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 Clipboard Manager/main.py | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 Clipboard Manager/main.py

diff --git a/Clipboard Manager/main.py b/Clipboard Manager/main.py
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+import pyperclip
+import tkinter as tk
+from tkinter import scrolledtext
+import time
+import threading
+import os
+import queue
+
+history_file = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "clipboard_history.txt")
+
+if not os.path.exists(history_file):
+    with open(history_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write("Clipboard History:\n\n")
+
+last_text = ""
+
+gui_queue = queue.Queue()
+
+MAX_HISTORY_LINES = 1000
+
+
+def monitor_clipboard():
+    global last_text
+    while True:
+        try:
+            text = pyperclip.paste()
+        except Exception:
+            time.sleep(1)
+            continue 
+        if text != last_text and text.strip() != "":
+            last_text = text
+            timestamped_text = f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')} - {text}\n"
+            try:
+                with open(history_file, "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    f.write(timestamped_text)
+            except Exception:
+                pass  
+            gui_queue.put(timestamped_text)
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+def limit_file_size():
+    try:
+        with open(history_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            lines = f.readlines()
+        
+        header = lines[:2]
+        history = lines[2:]
+        if MAX_HISTORY_LINES is not None and len(history) > MAX_HISTORY_LINES:
+            history = history[-MAX_HISTORY_LINES:]
+            with open(history_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                f.writelines(header + history)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
+def process_queue():
+    while not gui_queue.empty():
+        text = gui_queue.get()
+        text_area.configure(state='normal')
+        text_area.insert(tk.END, text)
+        text_area.configure(state='disabled')
+        text_area.yview(tk.END)
+    root.after(100, process_queue)
+
+#
+def clear_history():
+    text_area.configure(state='normal')
+    text_area.delete(1.0, tk.END)
+    text_area.configure(state='disabled')
+    try:
+        with open(history_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write("Clipboard History:\n\n")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+root = tk.Tk()
+root.title("Clipboard Manager")
+root.geometry("600x400")
+
+text_area = scrolledtext.ScrolledText(root, wrap=tk.WORD, state='disabled')
+text_area.pack(expand=True, fill='both', padx=10, pady=10)
+
+clear_button = tk.Button(root, text="Clear History", command=clear_history)
+clear_button.pack(pady=5)
+
+
+limit_file_size()
+try:
+    with open(history_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        text_area.configure(state='normal')
+        text_area.insert(tk.END, f.read())
+        text_area.configure(state='disabled')
+except Exception:
+    pass
+
+
+thread = threading.Thread(target=monitor_clipboard, daemon=True)
+thread.start()
+
+
+root.after(100, process_queue)
+
+root.mainloop()

From 464197a9200ae42d2c401289f80773b5c7053ca3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yogesh Vishwakarma <103316955+Yogeshkarma@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 12:55:40 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add README for Clipboard Manager Scripts

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 Clipboard Manager/README.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Clipboard Manager/README.md

diff --git a/Clipboard Manager/README.md b/Clipboard Manager/README.md
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+
+# 📋 Clipboard Manager
+
+**Clipboard Manager** is a Python desktop application that automatically monitors and saves your clipboard history. With a simple GUI, you can view, manage, and clear all the text you've copied, ensuring that nothing important is lost.
+
+---
+
+## **Requirements**
+- Python 3.x  
+- `pyperclip` library
+```bash
+pip install pyperclip
+````
+
+---
+
+## **Benefits**
+
+* 🖱 **Real-time monitoring**: Automatically tracks copied text.
+* 📝 **Persistent history**: Saves all clipboard entries to a text file in your home directory.
+* 📜 **Scrollable GUI**: Easily browse your clipboard history.
+* 🗑 **Clear history**: Delete all stored entries from both the GUI and the file.
+* 🔄 **Thread-safe updates**: Updates the GUI without freezing the application.
+
+