A free, lightweight clipboard manager for macOS. Keep your clipboard history organized and accessible.

• Instant Access - Press ⌥Space to open clipboard history
• Image Support - Capture and preview screenshots and images
• Visual Previews - See text, links, colors, images, and file paths at a glance
• Quick Look Preview - Press Space to preview any item in detail
• Smart Detection - Automatically categorizes content types
• Fast Search - Type to filter through your clipboard history
• Filter by Type - Quick filter buttons for text, links, colors, files, images
• Pin Favorites - Star important items to keep them at the top
• Quick Paste - ⌘1-9 to instantly paste items by position
• Paste as Plain Text - ⇧Enter to paste without formatting
• Source App Tracking - See which app content was copied from
• Keyboard First - Navigate with arrow keys, paste with Enter
• Flexible Panel Position - Choose where the panel appears (top, bottom, left, right)
• Multi-Language - Available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese
• Dark/Light Mode - Automatically adapts to your system theme
• Live Settings - Most settings apply instantly without restart
• Local Only - All data stays on your Mac, no cloud sync
• Privacy Focused - Ignores password managers automatically
• Lightweight - Minimal resource usage, runs in menu bar
• Liquid Glass Design - Modern macOS-inspired translucent UI with blur effects
• Drag & Drop - Drag items directly into other apps
• Merge Paste - Multi-select with Shift+click, then ⌘M to paste all together
• Markdown Preview - Text with markdown renders beautifully in preview
• Text Transformations - Copy as uppercase, lowercase, title case, or trimmed
• URL Favicons - Links show website icons for quick identification
• Export/Import - Backup and restore history as JSON

1. Download the latest .zip from GitHub Releases
2. Unzip and drag SimpleMacClipboardManager.app to /Applications
3. First launch (required for unsigned apps):
   • Right-click the app → Open → Open
   • Or run in Terminal: xattr -cr /Applications/SimpleMacClipboardManager.app
4. Grant Accessibility permission when prompted (required for global hotkey)

Note: This app is self-signed (not notarized with Apple). macOS will warn you on first launch - this is normal for open-source apps distributed outside the App Store.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/robbyczgw-cla/SimpleMacClipboardManager.git
cd SimpleMacClipboardManager

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Build for production (creates app in /release folder)
npm run build

# Build release with self-signing and zip
npm run release

Click the clipboard icon in the menu bar to:

• Show clipboard panel
• Open settings
• View "How to Use" guide
• Clear history
• Quit the app

Access settings via menu bar → Settings:

• Maximum items - How many items to store (100-2000)
• Clear on quit - Erase history when closing the app
• Ignore duplicate entries - Don't save consecutive duplicates

• Polling interval - How often to check clipboard (250-1000ms)
• Launch at login - Start automatically when you log in
• Show in Dock - Display app icon in the Dock
• Paste directly - When enabled, auto-paste into previous app (default: off, copy only)

• Panel position - Where the clipboard panel appears (bottom, top, left, right)
• Language - Interface language (English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese)

• Global hotkey - Customize the keyboard shortcut

• Ignore password managers - Don't capture from 1Password, Bitwarden, etc.

SimpleMacClipboardManager is completely local:

• No data is sent to any server
• No analytics or telemetry
• All clipboard data is stored locally

• Framework: Electron 28+
• Frontend: React 18 + TypeScript
• Build: Vite
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Storage: electron-store

SimpleMacClipboardManager was inspired by Maccy. Here's how they compare:

• You prefer a visual, card-based interface like the Paste app
• You want large image previews and Quick Look support
• You need flexible panel positioning
• You use quick paste shortcuts (⌘1-9)
• You want to pin frequently used items

• You prefer a native, lightweight dropdown menu
• Memory usage is a priority
• You need extensive customization options
• You prefer the traditional clipboard manager UX

This project was inspired by:

• Maccy - A lightweight open-source clipboard manager for macOS

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Made with ❤️ for the macOS community