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p0deje/maccy

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TLDR

A free macOS clipboard manager that remembers everything you copy and lets you search and paste any previous item instantly with a keyboard shortcut, while automatically keeping passwords out of your history.

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    What it does
      Clipboard history
      Search past copies
      Quick paste
    Features
      Pin items
      Paste without format
      Privacy mode
    Setup
      Homebrew install
      Menu bar app
      Keyboard shortcut
    Privacy
      Ignores passwords
      Transient clipboard
      Manual disable
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USE CASE 1

Paste text you copied earlier without going back to find the original source again.

USE CASE 2

Search your clipboard history for a code snippet or URL you copied earlier and paste it directly into your editor.

USE CASE 3

Pin frequently used snippets like email signatures or boilerplate code permanently at the top of your clipboard history.

Tech stack

Swift

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires macOS Sonoma 14 or higher.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Maccy is a lightweight clipboard manager for macOS. When you copy text, images, or other content, your Mac normally remembers only the last thing you copied. Maccy keeps a running history of everything you have copied and gives you quick access to any of those previous items through a searchable pop-up menu you trigger with a keyboard shortcut (Shift + Command + C by default). The workflow is simple: press the shortcut, type a few characters to search your copy history, then press Enter to copy the selected item again or Option + Enter to paste it directly. You can also pin items to keep them permanently at the top of the list, paste without formatting to strip rich text styles, and delete individual items from history. The app sits in the menu bar so it is always accessible without interrupting your work. Maccy is designed with privacy in mind. It automatically ignores clipboard content marked as transient or concealed, including password manager entries from apps like 1Password and KeeWeb, so sensitive data does not end up in your history. You can also temporarily disable history capture when copying sensitive data and re-enable it afterward. It is available as a free download from GitHub releases or via the Homebrew package manager, requires macOS Sonoma 14 or higher, and is written in Swift with a native macOS interface. The project is open source under the MIT license.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I use Maccy as my clipboard manager on macOS. How do I configure it so entries from 1Password never appear in my clipboard history?
Prompt 2
How do I install Maccy using Homebrew and set it to launch automatically when I log in to macOS?
Prompt 3
I want to build a similar clipboard manager for macOS in Swift. Walk me through how Maccy monitors clipboard changes using the NSPasteboard API.
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