diff --git a/dumpy.py b/dumpy.py
index 40a449c..905c266 100644
--- a/dumpy.py
+++ b/dumpy.py
@@ -2,18 +2,22 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import pathspec
 import argparse
 import mimetypes
+import pyperclip
 
 def get_file_description(path: Path):
     mime_type, _ =  mimetypes.guess_type(path)
     return mime_type or "Unknown mimetype"
 
-def output_metadata(path: Path, root: Path):
+def generate_metadata_string(path: Path, root: Path) -> list[str]:
     desc = get_file_description(path)
     relative_path = path.relative_to(root)
-    print("#################")
-    print(f"## Filename: {relative_path}")
-    print(f"## Mimetype: {desc}")
-    print("#################")
+    return_data = []
+    return_data.append("#################")
+    return_data.append(f"## Filename: {relative_path}")
+    return_data.append(f"## Mimetype: {desc}")
+    return_data.append("#################")
+    
+    return return_data
 
 def get_ignore_spec(root: Path):
     gitignore_path = root / ".gitignore"
@@ -32,24 +36,27 @@ def should_include(path: Path, spec: pathspec.PathSpec | None, root: Path, inclu
     
     return not spec.match_file(str(relative_path))
 
-def walk_filesystem(ignore_gitignore: bool, include_git_dir: bool = False):
+def walk_filesystem(ignore_gitignore: bool, include_git_dir: bool = False) -> list[str]:
     root = Path(".")
 
     spec = None
     if not ignore_gitignore:
         spec = get_ignore_spec(root)        
 
+    final_content: list[str] = []
+
     for path in root.rglob("*"):
         if path.is_file():
             # print the filename (for now)
             if should_include(path, spec, root, include_git_dir):
-                output_metadata(path, root)
+                final_content += generate_metadata_string(path, root)
                 success, content = get_file_contents(path)
                 if success:
-                    print("## File Contents:")
-                    print(content)
-                    print("\n")
-
+                    final_content.append("## File Contents:\n```")
+                    final_content.append(content)
+                    final_content.append("```\n")
+    return final_content
+    
 def get_file_contents(path: Path) -> tuple[bool, str]:
 
     try:
@@ -74,9 +81,26 @@ def main():
         help="Include the .git directory in the output"
     )
 
-    args = parser.parse_args()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-clipboard",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Skip putting content into the clipboard and ouput directly to the console"
+    )
 
-    walk_filesystem(ignore_gitignore=args.no_gitignore)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    content: list[str] = []
+
+    content.append(f"Root Directory: {Path(".").absolute()}\n")
+
+    content = walk_filesystem(ignore_gitignore=args.no_gitignore)
+
+    if args.no_clipboard:
+        print("\n".join(content))
+    else:
+        pyperclip.copy("\n".join(content))
+
+    if not content:
+        return
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4c37e01..963d86a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.14"
 dependencies = [
     "pathspec>=1.0.3",
+    "pyperclip>=1.11.0",
 ]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index b0b71bb..85fb89f 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "pathspec" },
+    { name = "pyperclip" },
 ]
 
 [package.metadata]
-requires-dist = [{ name = "pathspec", specifier = ">=1.0.3" }]
+requires-dist = [
+    { name = "pathspec", specifier = ">=1.0.3" },
+    { name = "pyperclip", specifier = ">=1.11.0" },
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pathspec"
@@ -21,3 +25,12 @@ sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4c/b2/bb8e495d5262bfec4
 wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/32/2b/121e912bd60eebd623f873fd090de0e84f322972ab25a7f9044c056804ed/pathspec-1.0.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:e80767021c1cc524aa3fb14bedda9c34406591343cc42797b386ce7b9354fb6c", size = 55021, upload-time = "2026-01-09T15:46:44.652Z" },
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pyperclip"
+version = "1.11.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e8/52/d87eba7cb129b81563019d1679026e7a112ef76855d6159d24754dbd2a51/pyperclip-1.11.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:244035963e4428530d9e3a6101a1ef97209c6825edab1567beac148ccc1db1b6", size = 12185, upload-time = "2025-09-26T14:40:37.245Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/df/80/fc9d01d5ed37ba4c42ca2b55b4339ae6e200b456be3a1aaddf4a9fa99b8c/pyperclip-1.11.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:299403e9ff44581cb9ba2ffeed69c7aa96a008622ad0c46cb575ca75b5b84273", size = 11063, upload-time = "2025-09-26T14:40:36.069Z" },
+]