Clipy
Clipy is a macOS clipboard manager that stores clipboard history and snippets so you can quickly reuse copied text and images.
What is Clipy?
Clipy is a clipboard manager for macOS that helps users keep a history of copied items and paste frequently used text more efficiently. It is designed for people who copy and reuse information throughout the day, such as links, code snippets, notes, and repeated replies. The app lets you open a clipboard history menu with a keyboard shortcut, review previous copies, and paste them back into other apps when needed. It also supports saving reusable snippets, which is useful for templates, canned responses, and other recurring text. Clipy supports multiple clipboard content types, including plain text and images, making it useful across everyday Mac workflows. Published by Shunsuke Furubayashi, it is available as an open-source macOS utility.
Key features
- View and reuse clipboard history from a keyboard shortcut
- Save frequently used text as snippets for quick pasting
- Work with multiple clipboard content types, including plain text and images
- Paste earlier copied items back into other apps when needed
- Keep common replies, links, and templates ready for repeated use
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Clipy’s behavior is consistent with a clipboard manager: it monitors what you copy so it can keep clipboard history and snippets available. Because clipboard tools can capture copied text from many apps, avoid storing sensitive information in its history if you regularly copy passwords, codes, or private data. Accessibility access may be requested for keyboard shortcut and paste-related behavior, which is normal for this kind of app. Keep the app only if you actively use clipboard history features, and review its stored history from time to time.
Recommendation: Keep Clipy if you use clipboard history or text snippets in your daily Mac workflow. If you no longer use it, you can remove it to stop background clipboard monitoring and clear its saved history and settings.
Common paths
/Applications/Clipy.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.clipy-app.Clipy
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.clipy-app.Clipy
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.clipy-app.Clipy.plist
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