This tool provides a temporary note pad to store database records for easy reuse. In short, this is a sort of the copy-and-paste functionality extended from textual objects to other types of records used in Gramps.

{{man tip|1=Clipboard makes extensive use of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag-and-drop ''drag and drop''] technique|2=To invoke Clipboard, either choose the menu {{man menu|Edit->Clipboard}} or click the Toolbar {{man button|Clipboard}} button.}}

{{man tip|Tip|Some objects are showing the link icon on the left. This indicates that dragging such selection will produce a reference to an existing object, not copy the object itself. For example, the media object file will not be duplicated. Instead, the reference will be made to an existing media object, which will result in the local gallery entry.}}

For an application like Gramps the Clipboard is very important.