Clipboard event
cliiip observes standard clipboard updates and applies your source-app capture rules before adding items to history.
For Mac · macOS 14+
Private Mac clipboard history with redaction and quarantine built in.
cliiip keeps copied text and links searchable by content, source app, and risk tag, with local rules for redaction, quarantine review, app exclusions, and retention.
Download coming after release approval.
Requires macOS 14 or later.
Capture pipeline
What happens after a copy event.
Local rule check
Checks copied content locally against enabled redaction, risk, and app-profile rules.
Quarantine row
Moves recognized high-risk text, such as tokens or credentials, out of ordinary history until you review it.
Quick action
Provides shortcuts for paste, pin, redaction, editing, sharing, and Large Type actions from a selected clip.
History window
Find the clip you need without losing source context.
cliiip records source application, clip content type, copy time, and pinning state. File history uses local system file references instead of duplicating large files.
Source-aware search
Instantly search by copied content, source app bundle names, redaction states, and risk tags.
Pinned clips & reordering
Keep vital snippets pinned in a dedicated sidebar section and freely reorder them via drag-and-drop.
Rich clipboard capture
Capture text, images, and file references with previews while keeping file history tied to local system references.
Action shortcuts
Paste directly where Accessibility permission allows, format as plain text, share, edit, or show text in Large Type.
Rules and review
Keep risky clipboard rows out of the default flow.
Local redaction, quarantine review, sensitive-mode window rules, app exclusions, and encrypted persistence give you concrete controls over what lands in history.
Built-in & custom redaction
Toggle built-in patterns (API keys, SSNs, credit cards) or construct custom regex rules with syntax-checked previews.
High-risk quarantine
Move recognized high-risk text into a separate review state until you choose to keep it or delete it.
Copy & share guardrails
Redacted rows restrict quick copy actions, and quarantined clips are excluded from share sheet activities.
Local encrypted storage
Encrypted persistence stays on your Mac, with retention controls by count or duration and no cliiip cloud sync.
Settings
Tune capture, paste, and retention by application.
Fine-tune capture behaviors globally or build custom application profiles to toggle clipboard recording, auto-redaction, immediate paste controls, and retention delays by bundle identifier.
Details that matter
Small controls for repeated clipboard work.
Menu bar & global hotkeys
Open cliiip with global hotkeys and use numeric modifiers (⌘0-⌘9) for fast history paste actions.
Bundle blacklists
Prevent capture for password managers, browsers, terminal clients, and cliiip itself when source attribution matches those apps.
Passphrase data export
Export selected settings and history locally with AES-256 passphrase encryption.
Direct-paste mechanics
Paste into focused text fields where Accessibility permission is granted, with visible permission status in the app.
Risk labels and filters
Categorize and search clips by source applications or specific risk labels to easily manage sensitive data.
Offline-first local history
The reviewed Mac app stores clipboard history locally and does not include analytics or cloud clipboard sync.