Clipboard manager for Mac, allowing you to save, search, and organize clipboard history. Supports editing clipboard content and syncing across devices. Prioritizes data privacy by storing data locally.
Features
Clipboard History Management
Easily search and manage your Mac's clipboard history to find saved data quickly.
Powerful Search
Implement powerful search capabilities within your clipboard history to locate items efficiently.
Data Privacy
Your clipboard history and data remain on your device, ensuring privacy and security.
Favorite Items
Allows you to mark frequently used clipboard items as favorites for easier access.
Editing Capabilities
Enable editing of clipboard items directly within the application for customization.
Pinned Items
Pin specific clipboard items to keep them always accessible.
Install ClipBook via Homebrew
ClipBook can be installed, updated, and uninstalled using Homebrew through the terminal.
Choose clipboard history window location
You can select where the ClipBook window opens, including at the input cursor location.
Paste multiple items at once
Select multiple items in clipboard history to paste/delete them all at once, or merge them if desired.
Open source code
ClipBook's source code is open and available on GitHub for you to analyze, secure, and build your version.
Quick paste
Allows pasting the first 9 items from clipboard history using predefined keyboard shortcuts with an option to clear history.
Copy and merge
Enables copying text in any macOS app to automatically append to the previous item in clipboard history.
Images support
ClipBook supports copying images to the clipboard, viewing, finding, and pasting them directly to active apps.
macOS Sequoia support
Fully compatible with macOS Sequoia, released on September 16, 2024.
History item details, favorite items, and preview toolbar
Add history items to favorites, view item details, and see content sources with a preview toolbar.
Changelog Import Option
Allows users to import distributions from their previous version to improve workflow and avoid manual data entry.
Distribution Library Management
Users can now clone libraries and manage them efficiently, enabling easier organization and reuse of templates.
PDF Printing in Bulk
Enables users to print multiple barrels of PDFs at once, saving time and streamlining document handling.
Grouping Operations
Provides an option to group operations for better organization and execution of tasks.
Quick Access and Shortcuts
Introduces shortcuts for efficient navigation, enhancing user experience by reducing clicks and time taken to perform routine actions.
Emoji Support
Supports emojis to improve user interaction and add an element of fun and expression to user content.
File Organization
Improves the organization of files, making it easier for users to locate and manage their documents.
User Feedback and App Updates
Displays user feedback and app updates directly, keeping users informed about the latest changes and improvements.
Library Item Enhancement
Enhancements have been made to library items, providing users with more intuitive and user-friendly management options.
Advanced BIP preview
Implements an advanced preview feature for BIP documents including support for multimedia and interactive elements.
Advanced export
Adds more export options for projects, allowing formats such as PDF, markdown, etc.
Web App Save
Enables an auto-save feature in the web application to minimize data loss risks.
Advanced sorting
Introduces multiple sorting options for easier data management and retrieval.
Basic localization
Incorporates basic localization options for multiple languages and regions.
Service integration options
Options to integrate with additional third-party services to enhance functionality.
Refine add items feature
Improvement in how items are added to the system, optimizing the user interface.
View and manage users
Provides an interface for viewing and managing users effectively from an admin perspective.
Training support system
Implements a support system to guide new users through the platform's features and functionality.
Project management features
Adds tools and features aimed at enhancing project management capabilities.
Clipboard Window Location
Allows you to choose where the clipboard history window appears. Options include last location on active screen (default), center of active screen, center of active window, screen with mouse pointer, mouse pointer location, and text caret location.
Edit Mode Shortcut as Toggle
Enables you to exit the edit mode by pressing the same shortcut used to enter it (Cmd+E or E). Automatically hides the Preview panel when exiting edit mode if it was hidden upon entering.
Homebrew Installation
Allows you to install ClipBook using Homebrew, a package manager for macOS. You can use the command `brew install --cask clipbook` to install ClipBook.
Homebrew Update
Enables you to update ClipBook to the latest version using Homebrew. The command `brew upgrade --cask clipbook` updates it.
Homebrew Uninstallation
Allows you to uninstall ClipBook using Homebrew. The command `brew uninstall --cask clipbook` performs the uninstallation. Note that this will delete app preferences and clipboard history.
Multiple Items Selection
Allows users to select multiple items in the clipboard history using command keys or by clicking while holding a key. Selected items can be viewed in the preview pane with a toolbar showing actions available.
Pasting Multiple Items
Enables users to paste selected items into an active application all at once in the order they were selected.
Additional Action After Pasting
Configures additional actions after pasting each item, such as pressing keys or doing nothing, useful for pasting into forms or tables.
Merging Multiple Text Items
Lets users merge multiple text items into a single text item, with the content separated by a new line. This is done by clicking the Merge button in the toolbar or selecting from the Actions menu.
Open Source Code
ClipBook's source code is available on GitHub, allowing users to analyze the code, ensure its security, and build their own version.
Quick paste
Allows you to paste any of the first 9 items from the clipboard history using number keyboard shortcuts. By holding the alt key, numbers are displayed to choose and paste the desired item.
Advanced clear history
Enables configuration to clear the entire clipboard history when the app is terminated or during system restarts. This helps manage privacy and memory between sessions.
History navigation improvements
Includes new shortcuts for navigating the history list efficiently, such as jumping to the last item or skipping multiple items at once.
Improved memory usage
Optimizes how images from the system clipboard are handled to prevent memory bloat by checking for duplicate images and managing history list placement.
Fixed special character search bug
Fixes a bug in which searches containing special characters were not handled correctly in the history search function.
Ignore initial system clipboard content
Resolves an issue where the initial system clipboard was unexpectedly added to the history list when starting ClipBook.
Copy and Merge
Allows you to copy text in any macOS app and automatically append it to the previous item in the clipboard history. This feature is useful for copying multiple text items and pasting them all at once. Enabled by holding a selected text and pressing a key twice (e.g., '⌘ C ⌘ C').
Settings Configuration
In the settings, you can configure how to separate appended items, such as with a new line or space. Also, you can set ClipBook to automatically paste the appended items back to the system clipboard.
Fixes and Improvements
When the system clipboard content represents both a file and image, ClipBook will put it in the history list as an image.
Images Support
ClipBook now remembers images you copy to the clipboard. You can view images in the history list, preview or copy them, and paste them directly into the active app. Images are displayed with a thumbnail and dimensions.
Find Text in Images
Extracts text from images to make it searchable. You can search for text within images easily.
Copy Text from Images
If an image contains text, this feature allows you to copy that text to the clipboard.
Better Tooltips
Tooltips are displayed more quickly (in about 250ms) and include keyboard shortcuts for actions.
macOS Sequoia Compatibility
ClipBook is fully compatible with macOS 15 Sequoia. Users don't need to take any action for ClipBook to work after updating to macOS Sequoia.
History Item Details
View detailed information about the history items including the source app, content type, date and time of first and last copy, and number of copies made.
Favorite History Items
Add frequently used history items to your favorites for quick access, marked at the top of the list with a star icon.
Email Address Detection
Automatically detects if a history item is an email address and marks it with a corresponding icon.
History Item Dropdown Menu
Access a dropdown menu for history items to perform various actions like copy, delete, and add to favorites.
Preview Toolbar
Use the toolbar in the preview panel for accessing actions based on item type, such as opening a link in a browser.
Ignore apps, preview colors, hide app icon from menu bar
Allows users to configure a list of applications they don't want to capture clipboard content from, adds color preview and other useful features.
Highlighted search matches and pause
Introduces highlighted search matches, clipboard preview measures, and the ability to copy to clipboard or open links in a browser.
Customize keyboard shortcuts
Enables customization of keyboard shortcuts and other settings to improve user experience.
General & privacy settings and edit history items
Includes new features and improvements for better privacy and productivity, like general settings and history editing.
Support of Mac on Intel processors
Enables ClipBook to support Mac on Intel processors.
Automatic application updates
Introduces automatic updates, allowing users to always check for and install the latest version.
Welcome screen and enhancements
Offers an enhanced user experience with updates to the application's welcome screen and other areas.
Paste to other applications on your Mac
Provides guidance on how to allow ClipBook pasting to other Mac applications.
Boost your productivity with keyboard shortcuts
Shows how to use ClipBook's keyboard shortcuts effectively for productivity.
Ignore applications
Allows you to configure a list of applications whose clipboard content you don't want to capture. This is useful for applications that should not share clipboard data.
Preview colors
When you copy text that represents a color, ClipBook shows a preview of that color in the history list. It supports multiple color formats such as #RRGGBB and standard color names.
Hide app icon from the menu bar
Gives you the option to hide the ClipBook app icon from the menu bar for a cleaner interface. This can be adjusted in the settings.
Open Settings using shortcut
You can open the Settings dialog with a predefined keyboard shortcut, which can be customized to your preference.
Check accessibility access on paste
The app checks for accessibility access whenever you paste content into other applications. It will prompt you to grant access if needed, but you can choose to manually proceed without granting it.
Accessibility Feature Support
Allows ClipBook to paste directly to active applications using the macOS Accessibility feature. Users must enable access in system settings.
Manual Accessibility Access
Provides step-by-step instructions to manually allow accessibility access for ClipBook in macOS settings.
Programmatic Key Combinations
Pastes clipboard history by sending key combinations to active applications without user intervention if accessibility is enabled.
Clipboard History
Allows browsing through clipboard history and selecting an item to paste, even without accessibility access.
Highlighted Search Matches
When you start typing in the search box, ClipBook highlights the matches in the history items list. This makes it easier to find the required clipboard history item.
Pause/Resume ClipBook
You can pause ClipBook to stop capturing clipboard content. This is useful for confidential information. To pause, select 'Pause ClipBook' from the system tray icon. To resume, select 'Resume ClipBook' from the same menu.
Copy to Clipboard
Selected clipboard history items can be copied to the active application by pressing enter or clicking the icon. You can also use the shortcut Ctrl+C or Cmd+C.
Open Link in Browser
You can open a link directly from the clipboard history in your browser by pressing Ctrl+O or Cmd+O, or selecting the 'Open in Browser' command.
Same Shortcut to Open/Close ClipBook
Users can now set the same keyboard shortcut to open and close ClipBook in the Settings under 'Shortcuts.'
Clear Search Query After Paste
After pasting a clipboard item, ClipBook clears the search query from the search box.
Automatically Check for Updates
ClipBook can automatically check for updates. This can be enabled in the Settings under 'General' by turning on 'Check for updates automatically.'