Clipboard Sync Extension

Sync clipboard text across signed-in VS Code instances by storing it in a synced VS Code setting.

Features

• Show a single status bar entry (Clipboard Sync) for quick sync actions.
• Push the current clipboard text into clipboard-sync.text.
• Save sender identity in clipboard-sync.sender to track which machine pushed the update.
• Automatic detection: When synced text is updated by another machine, automatically show a confirmation dialog with Pull and Cancel options.
• Manual sync: Click the status bar button to manually decide between Pull, Push, or Cancel (includes local vs remote logic).
• Pull synced text back into local clipboard on demand.
• Show byte length in operation notifications.
• Ensure VS Code Settings Sync completes before applying clipboard logic (1-second wait).

Commands

• Clipboard Sync: Push Clipboard to the cloud
• Clipboard Sync: Pull Clipboard from the cloud

Usage

Automatic Sync (Background)

When another machine updates the synced clipboard text, you'll automatically see a confirmation dialog:

• Select Pull to import the synced text into your local clipboard.
• Select Cancel to dismiss the dialog and keep your current clipboard.

Manual Sync (Status Bar Click)

1. Click Clipboard Sync in the status bar.
2. Choose one of the following:
   • Push: Upload your current clipboard text to sync across machines.
   • Pull: Download and import synced text from another machine.
   • Cancel: Dismiss the dialog.
3. After any action, Settings Sync is triggered to ensure your changes propagate immediately.

Alternative: Command Palette

You can also trigger actions from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).

Synced Settings

• clipboard-sync.text - The synchronized clipboard text across machines.
• clipboard-sync.sender - Machine ID of the sender (used to track ownership).

These settings are stored in user settings and propagated across your signed-in VS Code instances via Settings Sync.