Clipaste
Version 2.0 is here

Your clipboard history,
one shortcut away.

Clipaste remembers everything you copy. Press CtrlShift9, find the item, press Enter and paste. You also see which app each item came from.

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Free and open source · MIT license · Linux, macOS and Windows

The Clipaste window with a list of copied items, each with its source app and time

Small app. Every feature you need.

Clipaste stays in the tray and records text you copy. Nothing more, nothing less.

See the source app

Each item shows the app you copied it from: Firefox, Terminal, Code and more.

Instant search

Start to type and the list filters immediately. Search the text or the app name.

Pin what matters

Pinned items stay at hand. They are never trimmed and stay when you clear the history.

Keyboard first

Open with one shortcut, move with the arrow keys, copy with Enter, hide with Esc.

Private by design

Your history stays on your computer. Clipaste skips secrets that password managers mark as concealed.

Light and dark

Clipaste follows the theme of your system automatically.

How it works

  1. 1

    Copy as usual

    Clipaste records each text you copy, in any app.

  2. 2

    Open Clipaste

    Press CtrlShift9 (⌘⇧9 on a Mac) or click the tray icon.

  3. 3

    Pick and paste

    Click an item or press Enter. It goes back to your clipboard.

Download

Latest version: 2.1.0 · All releases

macOS

Homebrew or .dmg, for Apple silicon and Intel (macOS 13 or later)

brew install --cask ahmetkorkmaz3/tap/clipaste
Download .dmg

Homebrew starts the app without a warning. The .dmg app is not signed. If macOS blocks the first start, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and select Open Anyway.

Windows

Installer for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit)

Download .exe

The installer is not signed. If SmartScreen shows a warning, select More info and then Run anyway.

Questions

Where does Clipaste keep my history?

In a JSON file on your computer: ~/.config/Clipaste/history.json on Linux, ~/Library/Application Support/Clipaste/history.json on macOS and %APPDATA%\Clipaste\history.json on Windows. The snap keeps it inside ~/snap/clipaste/. Nothing goes to the internet.

The shortcut does not work on Ubuntu with Wayland. What can I do?

Wayland does not let apps register global shortcuts. Add your own shortcut in Settings → Keyboard → Custom Shortcuts with the command clipaste --toggle. You can also click the tray icon.

Why does an item have no source app?

Clipaste asks the system which app has the focus when the clipboard changes. On Linux this works for X11 apps. Native Wayland apps do not share this information, so their items have no source.

Can I start Clipaste when I log in?

Yes. Open the tray menu and select Start at Login.

I used Clipaste 1.x. Is my history still there?

Yes. Version 2.0 imports your old history automatically on the first start.