Ortu

Ortu is a minimalist, efficient, and open-source clipboard manager built with Tauri, Rust, and SvelteKit. Designed for speed and distraction-free productivity, Ortu stays out of your way until you need it.

📋 Features

• Clipboard History: Automatically tracks text and image copies.
• Pin Items: Mark important clips as permanent to prevent them from being pruned.
• Smart Grouping: Organize your clips into custom groups (e.g., "Work", "Snippets", "Passwords").
• Search & Filter: Find anything instantly with keyword search or filters (e.g., group:Work).
• Direct Paste: Selected items are pasted directly into your active window.
• Autostart: Optionally starts with your OS to ensure clipboard monitoring is always active.
• Data Portability: Full support for Backup/Restore (JSON) and Exporting groups or all history (TXT).
• Lightweight: Minimal memory footprint thanks to the Rust backend and native SQLite storage.

⌨️ Hotkeys

🚀 Tech Stack

• Frontend: SvelteKit + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Tauri (Rust)
• Database: SQLite (via rusqlite)
• State Management: Svelte Runes

🛠 Getting Started

Prerequisites

To build or develop Ortu, you'll need:

• Rust: Install Rust
• Node.js: Install Node.js (LTS recommended)
• Platform Dependencies:
  • macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools.
  • Linux: libgtk-3-dev, libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev, libayatana-appindicator3-dev, librsvg2-dev.
  • Windows: WebView2 Runtime and Build Tools.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/abhijithpsubash/ortu.git
   cd ortu
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Run in development mode:

   npm run tauri dev
   

📦 Building for Production

To create a production-ready installer for your specific OS, run:

npm run tauri build

Build Artifacts:

• macOS: .app, .dmg
• Windows: .exe, .msi
• Linux: .deb, AppImage

[!TIP] > Cross-Platform Builds: It is highly recommended to use GitHub Actions for cross-platform distribution. See our Build Guide for a sample workflow. (Note: Adjust path to build guide if moving to a standard location).

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether it's a bug report, a feature request, or a pull request, we appreciate your help.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Made with ❤️ by Abhijith P Subash