clip-paste.nvim

clip-paste.nvim is a small Neovim plugin that automatically enables clipboard integration between WSL and Windows.

It checks whether clip.exe and powershell.exe are available. If they are, the plugin configures Neovim to use the Windows clipboard. If not, it does nothing. This allows the same Neovim configuration to work across different operating systems without manual changes.

Why

When sharing dotfiles between Windows/WSL, macOS, and Linux, clipboard configuration often needs to be commented or toggled manually. This plugin removes that step by enabling the integration only when the required Windows tools are present.

Requirements

• Neovim 0.10+
• clip.exe
• powershell.exe

Typically these are available in WSL with Windows interop enabled, and on native Windows.

Installation

Using lazy.nvim:

{
  "pugarte7/clip-paste.nvim",
  lazy = false,
}

Using packer:

use "pugarte7/clip-paste.nvim"

Usage

No setup is required. The plugin runs automatically on startup.

If clip.exe and powershell.exe are found in PATH, clipboard integration is enabled. Otherwise, the plugin exits silently.

What it does

When active, the plugin sets vim.g.clipboard so that:

• copy uses clip.exe
• paste uses powershell.exe Get-Clipboard
• carriage returns are normalized