Is there currently a way to programmatically copy a line of text to your PC's clipboard? (equivalent of CTRL+C)

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Is there currently a way to copy a string to your PC's clipboard from code?
(equivalent of CTRL+C and having some text stored for later being able to paste somewhere)

I wish to create a button that allows to user to copy to clipboard without having to select the text and copy it themselves.

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Best answer

Isn't OS.set_clipboard(string) exactly what you want?
Also, string OS.get_clipboard() does the opposite operation :-).

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Perfect, thank you :)

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+2 votes

In Godot 4, it's now DisplayServer.clipboard_set(string)

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