ClipboardHistory for macOS

Clipboard history built for reuse, not just storage.

Keep recent text and image snippets close to the keyboard, pin the few that matter, clean up copied text in-place, and paste it back into the app you were already using.

Menu bar utility Pinned workspace Text editor mode Paste-back workflow Local-only

Why people keep it open

Bring back a useful copy from minutes ago without losing flow.
Keep a small working set of snippets pinned and manually ordered.
Edit copied text before pasting it back into the previous app.
Use keyboard-first commands instead of bouncing between tools.

Best for code, prompts, shell commands, notes, and repeated snippets.

Universal

Recommended for almost everyone. A drag-and-drop DMG for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Download DMG

Apple Silicon

Thin build for M1, M2, M3, and newer Apple Silicon Macs.

Download Apple Silicon

Intel

Thin build for Intel Macs when you specifically want an Intel-only bundle.

Download Intel

What you can do

Keep a usable history

Store recent text and images, reopen them quickly, and send them back into the app you were using.

Build a pinned lane

Turn your most-used snippets into a small hand-curated workspace instead of fishing through history every time.

Edit text before paste

Open text items in editor mode, undo or redo changes, move lines, indent blocks, join lines, and normalize text for commands.

Keep file snapshots nearby

Saved Markdown and text files can keep a local history trail, so you can reopen a draft, compare snapshots, and restore one without leaving the editor.

Stay local

No accounts, no sync, no cloud layer. ClipboardHistory is built for one Mac, one user, one fast loop.

Install

Download the DMG that matches your Mac, or use a thin ZIP build if you need it.
Open the DMG and drag ClipboardHistory.app into /Applications.
Launch once, then grant Accessibility permission if prompted.
Use Settings to configure shortcuts and launch at login.

Good to know

Works on macOS 14 or later.
Supports both text and image clipboard history.
Optional local file history can track opened files or a watched folder.
The Universal build is the default recommendation.
Checksums are published in each release as SHA256SUMS.txt.

Project

Source, issues, release notes, and development history live on GitHub.

Validation helpers and manual-check docs are shipped in the repository under docs/ and ClipboardHistoryTests/.