What It Does
ClipMan monitors your system clipboard and keeps a browsable history of everything you copy — text, rich text, images, and files. It persists across sessions using SwiftData, so your history survives restarts.
Open the clipboard browser with ⌥⌘V, navigate with arrow keys, and press Return to paste. It's that simple.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌥⌘V | Open clipboard browser (global hotkey) |
| ← / → | Browse older / newer items |
| Return | Paste selected item |
| Shift+Return | Paste and match style |
| Escape | Dismiss browser |
The global hotkey is configurable in Settings.
Content Types
- Plain text — standard clipboard text
- Rich text — preserves RTF formatting, with paste-and-match-style option
- Images — TIFF and PNG data from screenshots, copied images, etc.
- Files — file URLs from Finder copies, displayed by filename
Features
- Pin important items to keep them at the top of your history — pinned items are never trimmed
- Deduplication — copying the same content twice in a row won't create a duplicate
- Configurable history limit — keep between 10 and 500 items (default 50)
- Persistent storage — history survives app restarts via SwiftData
- Click outside to dismiss — the browser closes when you click elsewhere
- Source app tracking — knows which app each item was copied from
Installation
- Download ClipMan.zip from the link above
- Unzip and double-click
ClipMan.appto launch
To start at login, add it to System Settings → General → Login Items.
Permissions
Accessibility permission is required for simulating paste keystrokes into the target application. macOS will prompt on first use.
Building from Source
ClipMan uses Swift Package Manager with one dependency (KeyboardShortcuts by Sindre Sorhus).
- Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/PerpetualBeta/ClipMan.git - Run
./build.sh - Launch with
open .build/ClipMan.app
Requirements
macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.