Lives in the menu bar
A popup that appears when you need it and stays out of your way when you don't.
Your clipboard now has memory.
ClipBoardy is a lightweight clipboard manager for macOS that keeps text, links, code, images, files, and secure snippets ready the moment you need them.
Private by design. Stored locally on your Mac.
Why ClipBoardy
Search history instantly
Start typing and find what you copied seconds or weeks ago.
Reuse anything you've copied
Text, links, code, images, files — all there, all searchable, all pasteable.
Native macOS feel
Built in Swift. Fast, responsive, and at home on any Mac.
More than just text.
Everything you copy, organized automatically and ready when you need it.
Clipboard History
A fast timeline of everything you've copied, ready whenever you need it. Scroll, search, paste.
Smart Categories
Automatically separates text, links, code, secure items, images, and files into dedicated views.
Links and Code
Detects copied links automatically. Keeps developer workflows clean with a dedicated Code view.
Secure Items
Protect sensitive clips — passwords, tokens, private data — with Touch ID or a password.
Search and Focus
Quickly find old items. The active clip stays visible as you move through history and switch filters.
Local-First Storage
Your history stays on your Mac. Storage is managed automatically to stay efficient and lightweight.
Find anything, instantly.
Summon ClipBoardy from the menu bar and start typing. Find that link you copied yesterday or the code snippet from an hour ago in milliseconds.
- Lightning-fast local search
- Filter by text, links, images, code, or files
- Active clip stays visible as you navigate
Built for technical workflows.
Developer Mode automatically detects code snippets and keeps them separate from general text. Useful for engineers, PMs, and anyone copying structured content all day.
- Automatic code detection
- Dedicated code editor view
- Keeps workflows clean and organized
Daily Workflows
Small details for real copy work.
Longer text, private snippets, and everyday preferences stay simple without adding noise to your desktop.
Protected snippets
Keep sensitive clips available without leaving them exposed in plain history.
Longer text, still simple
Edit copied text before you paste it back into the app you are using.
Native settings
Tune startup, history, appearance, and storage without adding clutter.
Privacy you can trust.
ClipBoardy stores your clipboard history locally on your Mac. No cloud sync, no analytics, no tracking, and no unnecessary data collection.
No cloud syncNo trackingNo analyticsNo data collectionLocal only
Changelog
What's new.
Added automatic link detection, a new Links tab, and the ability to open links directly from history.
Improved history focus so the active item stays visible when opening history and when switching filters.
You can now clear specific item types directly from the history view.
Fixed an issue where Protect & Add Alias could behave inconsistently from filtered history tabs.
Image and file retention is now managed by storage budgets instead of a strict item cap.
Added a first-time rate prompt in the About tab, plus easier access to rating and review actions.
Fixed an issue where web-saved images (e.g. .webp) couldn't be restored to the clipboard.
Fixed a Finder bug where copying/pasting files could create duplicates with random filenames.
Clipboard images from remote sources now get unique, consistent filenames.
Fixed an issue where remote images weren't active on the pasteboard unless selected in history.
Image previews are now properly contained and displayed.
Fixed an item duplication issue that could reactivate an older copied item. Duplicate copies now behave correctly.
Initial release.
FAQ
Common questions.
Support
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