Clipcat

A stylish clipboard manager that automatically saves everything you copy - text and images - so you can find it, reuse it, and manage it.

Documentation

Full documentation, feature guides, and keyboard shortcuts are available at: getclipcat.com

Download

Click your platform to download the latest version:

- ⚠️ SmartScreen will block it · how to fix
- ⚠️ Gatekeeper will block it · how to fix
- ⚠️ Gatekeeper will block it · how to fix

Windows 10/11 · macOS 12+ · Linux x86-64 (X11) - all badges link directly to the latest release · app is not code-signed, see first-run notes below

On Windows you can also grab the portable Clipcat-windows-amd64.exe from the latest release if you would rather not install anything.

First-Run Notes

Clipcat is not code-signed, so each platform may warn you on first launch. The app is safe and fully open source - you can read every line of code here.

Windows - SmartScreen

1. Click More info
2. Click Run anyway

Or right-click the .exe -> Properties -> check Unblock -> Apply.

macOS - Gatekeeper

Right-click the .dmg -> Open -> click Open again in the dialog. Alternatively, go to System Settings -> Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway after the first blocked attempt.

Clipcat also requires Accessibility permission to simulate paste (Cmd+V). Grant it under System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Accessibility.

Linux

Make the binary executable before running:

chmod +x Clipcat-linux-amd64
./Clipcat-linux-amd64

If you're running the standalone binary, install these two libraries first - without them Clipcat won't open:

sudo apt install libgtk-4-1 libwebkitgtk-6.0-4

(Package names may look slightly different outside Debian/Ubuntu - search your distro's package manager for gtk4 and webkitgtk-6.0.) The .deb package below installs these for you automatically.

Requires xdotool at runtime for window focus and paste simulation:

sudo apt install xdotool

Clipcat bundles its own clipboard monitoring - XFixes extension on X11 (event-driven) and wl-clipboard on Wayland (polling).

If you're on Wayland (e.g. COSMIC, GNOME on Wayland), also install:

sudo apt install wl-clipboard

Features

• Automatic Capture - Saves everything you copy (text and images) the moment it hits your clipboard, with no setup needed

• Pin Important Clips - Keep your most-used clips at the top, protected from being pushed out when the storage limit is reached

• Fast Search - Filter everything instantly with Ctrl+F

• Command Palette - Press Ctrl+K or Ctrl+Shift+P to open a searchable list of quick actions, so you can toggle features without reaching for the mouse

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• Paste Into Any Window - Click the paste button on any clip and it fires directly into whatever window you were using before opening Clipcat. No manual Ctrl+V needed

• Quick Paste Mode - Hide Clipcat to the tray, press Ctrl+Shift+V from anywhere to summon it, pick a clip, and it pastes straight in - then vanishes. Enabling Quick Paste also automatically turns on Mini Clip mode

• Edit Clips - Fix typos or update content in any saved clip without re-copying

• Manual Clip Creation - Add clips directly from the app, optionally pinned from the start

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• Privacy Mode - Instantly blur all clip content for screen sharing or shoulder-surfing situations; toggle with Alt+H

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• Blocked Apps - Add any app's process name to a blocklist so its clipboard activity is never captured. Clipcat ships with common password managers pre-blocked (1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass, KeePass/KeePassXC, Dashlane, NordPass, Enpass, RoboForm). Any default can be removed from Settings - Privacy -> Blocked Apps if you'd prefer Clipcat to capture from that app

• Pause Capture - Temporarily stop recording clipboard changes without closing the app

• Bulk Delete - Clear all clips, only pinned, or only unpinned in one click - always with a confirmation prompt

• Mini Clip Mode - Compact window that stays out of your way and stays always on top; toggle with Alt+M. State persists between sessions. Enables Always on Top automatically.

• Quick Paste Toolbar Button - A Quick Paste button lives in the toolbar next to Search and Sensitive, so you can toggle it in one click from any mode.

• Smart Position - When Quick Paste summons the window, it pops up right next to your cursor so you never have to hunt for it. Always stays fully on-screen, even on multi-monitor setups. Toggle in Settings -> Window (on by default)

• System Tray - Lives in your tray. Click the icon once to show or hide Clipcat, or right-click it for Quick Paste, Pause Capture, and Quit

• LAN Sync - Sync your clipboard to other devices on the same local network with end-to-end encryption; configure in Settings -> Network

• Startup Support - Optionally launch Clipcat on system startup

• Clickable Links - URLs in clips are automatically detected and open in your browser with a click

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• Relative Timestamps - Clips show live-updating times like "2 minutes ago" or "yesterday"

• Sound Effects - Plays a short sound for each action; toggle with Alt+S

• Configurable Storage Limit - Choose how many clips to keep (100-500); pinned clips are always preserved

• Labels - Tag any clip with a custom label to categorize and organize your history

• Label Filters - Filter your clipboard history by label with one click using the filter bar above your clips

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• Auto-hide Sensitive Clips - Automatically detects and hides clips that look like passwords, API keys, tokens, JWTs, private keys, and other credentials, using pattern matching and entropy analysis. A Sensitive button appears in the toolbar while anything is hidden, and the shield button on a card marks that clip safe. Toggle this on or off in Settings

• Unique Paper Aesthetic - Hand-drawn notebook-style UI with GSAP animations and a paper curtain reveal on launch

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + Shift + V	Summon Clipcat from any application (system-wide)
⌘ + Shift + V	Summon Clipcat on macOS
Ctrl + F	Focus the search bar (opens the bar in Mini Clip mode)
Ctrl + K	Open the command palette
↓ / ↑	Move through clips (Mini Clip / Quick Paste)
Enter	Paste the selected clip (Mini Clip / Quick Paste)
Esc	Close the search bar, or clear the selection
Alt + M	Toggle Mini Clip mode
Alt + H	Toggle Privacy Mode
Alt + S	Toggle sound effects

On macOS the search shortcut is Ctrl + F rather than ⌘ + F. The command palette accepts either, so ⌘ + K works too.

Your Clips Are Stored Here

Platform	Path
Windows	%APPDATA%\clipussy\db\gyatt.db
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/clipussy/db/gyatt.db
Linux	~/.config/clipussy/db/gyatt.db

It's a local SQLite file - no cloud, no account, no tracking.

Built With

Backend: Go · Wails v3 · SQLite · Win32 API (Windows) · Carbon/CGEvents (macOS) · X11 (Linux)

Frontend: React 19 · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · shadcn/ui · GSAP

Contributing

Have an idea or found a bug? Contributions are welcome.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for how to set up the project locally, the code structure, and how to submit a PR.

Author

Onyekwelu Jesse (@d3uceY)

License

MIT

Acknowledgments

Wails and all the open-source libraries that made this possible.

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Made with love by d3uceY