SAVE COPIED TEXT. USE IT AGAIN.

Free clipboard
for your Mac.

Save the text you copy on your Mac.
Click any saved item to copy it again. Completely free.

Download for Mac ↓See how it works ↘
macOS 13+ · Apple silicon + Intel · v0.1.0 beta
Your copied text,
saved in one place.
Actual ClipShelf window displaying six sample copied text entries and a search field
Actual app. Sample clipboard entries.
OPEN YOUR CLIPBOARD
⌃⌥V
Control + Option + V

A free clipboard for everyday use.

Native macOS✳Stored locally✳No subscription✳Open source
KEEP WHAT YOU COPY

ClipShelf saves the text you copy. Open your clipboard, find what you need, and click it to copy it again. That’s all.

For copied text, links and notes.
Saved locally on your Mac.

HOW IT WORKS

Copy. Save.
Click to reuse.

ClipShelf history window with sample copied text
REAL MAC APP · SAMPLE DATA 01 / COPY
01 / SAVE

Copy text
as usual.

Turn on recording, then copy text with ⌘ C. ClipShelf automatically saves it to your clipboard history.

02 / OPEN

Open your
clipboard.

Press ⌃ ⌥ V to open your history. Type a word to find that link, line, or note again.

03 / COPY AGAIN

Click once
to copy again.

Click an entry to copy it. The window closes and returns you to your app. Press ⌘ V to paste.

YOUR SAVED CLIPBOARD

The text you copied.
Ready to use again.

Keep copied text in one place on your Mac.
Search for an item and click to copy it.

01 / YOUR RECENT HISTORY↗
Real clipboard history with six sample entries

Your saved text.

Your latest 200 text entries, ready when you are.

02 / FIND YOUR NEXT COPY⌕
Real ClipShelf search filtering for Launch and showing one matching entry

Find it quickly.

Search the words. Click the one you need.

SAVED LOCALLY

Your clipboard.
On your Mac.

The app makes no network calls. Your history lives locally, and you can pause recording or clear it from the menu bar.

History isn’t encrypted by the app. Known confidential clipboard markers are skipped, but ordinary sensitive text can still be saved.

The full privacy details ↗
YOURS, FOR FREE

Get your free
Mac clipboard.

Download the app or install it with a terminal command.

● ● ●Terminal — install

~ % your free clipboard

# No sudo. No subscription.

Install in Terminal.

TERMINAL

Downloads the release, checks its SHA-256,
and installs to your Applications folder.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Priyesh2005/clipshelf/main/install.sh | bash
Read the installer first ↗

macOS 13 or later · Apple silicon + Intel · Free under the MIT license

EARLY BETA

This release isn’t Apple-notarized, so macOS may require approval on first launch. See installation help ↗
Tested locally on Apple silicon; Intel and older macOS versions still need device testing.

A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS

A few questions.

What if macOS won’t open the app?

This beta is locally signed but not Apple-notarized. Read Apple’s guidance before deciding whether to allow it. If you trust the download, macOS may offer System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. Do not disable Gatekeeper. A managed Mac may not allow this beta.

Can I change the keyboard shortcut?

Yes. Right-click the clipboard icon in your menu bar → Keyboard Shortcut. Choose Control–Option–V, Command–Shift–V, or Command–S. Command–S replaces Save while ClipShelf is running.

Does it recover things I copied before installing?

No. ClipShelf records new copies only while it is running and recording is enabled. It doesn’t import Spotlight history. Launch at Login is available in the menu and may require macOS approval.

What gets saved?

Up to 200 plain-text entries, each up to 100 KB. Images, files and rich-text formatting aren’t saved. Clipboard checks run every 0.4 seconds, so very fast changes can be missed.

Is this actually free and open source?

Yes. No trials or subscriptions. The Swift app, website and installer are on GitHub under the MIT license. You can inspect the code, build it, or suggest an improvement.

How do I uninstall it?

Disable Launch at Login, quit ClipShelf and delete the app. To remove saved history, delete ~/Library/Application Support/ClipShelfPublic. The terminal installer refuses to overwrite an existing ClipShelf installation.