Overview
The clipboard package provides Flutter developers with seamless access to the system clipboard, supporting text, rich text (HTML), and image data across Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. It enables reading from and writing to the clipboard, making it ideal for copy-paste functionality in apps that handle formatted content or media. The package integrates smoothly with Flutter's ecosystem and is maintained by samuelezedi.com. Its open-source nature allows for community contributions and transparency.
Use cases
- Copying formatted text between apps
- Pasting HTML content in rich text editors
- Sharing images via clipboard
- Implementing copy-to-clipboard buttons
- Transferring data between Flutter and native apps
Key features
- Supports plain text and HTML
- Handles image data
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Simple API for read/write operations
- Open-source with public repository
Suitable for
- Apps needing rich text copying
- Developers building content editors
- Tools requiring data exchange with system clipboard
- Cross-platform desktop and mobile apps
Considerations
- Requires platform-specific permissions on some systems
- Image handling may vary by platform
- Limited to system clipboard scope
- No built-in history management
- Depends on underlying OS clipboard behavior