Decision Workspace
sshclip vs hjkl-clipboard vs ssh-obi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
sshclip
experimentalv0.1.0
Copy remote file or stdin content into your local clipboard over SSH via OSC 52 (with tmux support)
52
hjkl-clipboard
experimentalv0.28.0
Cross-platform clipboard library with rich types, async support, and OSC 52 fallback for SSH
47
ssh-obi
experimentalv0.1.3
Lightweight per-user terminal multiplexer with auto-reconnecting sessions tunneled over plain SSH — preserves the local terminal's native scrollback (unlike mosh) and requires no system-wide daemon (unlike Eternal Terminal).
Core Metrics
| sshclip | hjkl-clipboard | ssh-obi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 52 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 3.5K | 46 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 90d ago | today | 16d ago |
| Age | 3m | 28d | 23d |
Health Breakdown
sshclip
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
hjkl-clipboard
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ssh-obi
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sshclip | hjkl-clipboard | ssh-obi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.28.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 149KB | 86KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hjkl-clipboard leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.