https://blog.margrop.net/en/tag/web-clipboard/ Recent content in Web Clipboard on Margrop Blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en-US Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0800 https://blog.margrop.net/en/post/minimalist-web-notepad-lightweight-clipboard/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0800 https://blog.margrop.net/en/post/minimalist-web-notepad-lightweight-clipboard/ <blockquote> <p><strong>Short version</strong></p> <p>After trying many cross-device clipboard and note tools, the one I kept for personal use is almost embarrassingly small: <code>minimalist-web-notepad</code>. When you open it, there is essentially one text box. It supports plain text only. There is no account system, no rich text editor, no image upload, no folder tree, no dashboard, and no collaboration layer.</p> <p>That is exactly why it works as a lightweight self-hosted web clipboard. It is good for moving a short command from one device to another, dropping a temporary note into a browser, reading or writing a tiny text value with <code>curl</code>, or keeping a disposable piece of text for a few minutes. It is not a knowledge base. It is not a password vault. It is a piece of scratch paper on the network.</p> <p>This post uses the <code>ahfeil/minimalist-web-notepad:latest</code> image with Docker Compose. It also includes one-click scripts for Windows 11, Ubuntu 26.04, and macOS 26, plus two operating modes: manual automatic execution and agent-driven configuration. No private network address, private domain, full machine name, or real secret is shown in this article.</p> </blockquote>