macOS + WindowsBuilt for people who live on the keyboard

Everything your clipboard should do.

Available for macOS and Windows. Searchable history, content-aware cards, tags, CopyStack, and private end-to-end encrypted sync. Demos and shortcut examples below show macOS.

Tags

Tag it once. Find it forever.

Label any clip with color-coded tags (⌘T). Tagged items are kept safe from automatic cleanup and are one [tag:] away. Tag several at once, with suggestions from tags you already use.

  • ⌘T to tag — with autocomplete suggestions
  • Color-coded automatically
  • Filter with [tag:] · protected from cleanup
Search history…
Q4 release plan — milestones and ownersText · from Docsrelease
Homepage redesign · sandstone paletteImage · from Figmadesign
https://clipbus.com/plugin-docLink · from Arcreference
npm run build && npm run testText · from Terminal
Release review, Monday 10:00Text · from Calendarrelease
Badminton at 8pm — bring the racketText · from Messages
Edit tags1 selected · 1 tags
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Built-in intelligence

A clipboard that understands what you copy.

Six built-in detectors light up on their own — URL, color, JSON, QR, OCR, and file. Each renders an interactive card right under the item, with one-key actions (⌘1–9): copy, enlarge a QR, open a link. No setup.

Build your own with plugins
Links
https://github.com/scubers/awesome-clipbus-plugins
Safari
Time 20 min agoUsed 4Chars 50
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Link detectedgithub.com
awesome-clipbus-pluginshttps://github.com/scubers/awesome-clipbus-pluginsgithub.com
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Actions

Transform on the spot.

Press ⌘K and run any of 14 built-in actions on the selected item — Base64, URL and JSON encode/decode, MD5 / SHA-256 / SHA-512, generate a QR code, compress an image, or save it to a file. All from the keyboard.

  • ⌘K to open the action palette
  • Encode / decode / hash
  • Compress images · save as file
Search history…
release v2.4.0Text · from Terminal
https://github.com/scubers/awesome-clipbus-pluginsLink · from Safari
{"meta":{"name":"clipbus"}}Text · from VS Code
Image · 1,564 × 1,406Image · from Preview
aHR0cHM6Ly9jbGlwYnVzLmNvbQ==Text · from Terminal
Badminton at 8pm — bring the racketText · from Messages
ActionsSearch actions…release v2.4.0
Base64 encodeEncode
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Pinned

Keep your go-to clips one filter away.

Pin the commands, replies, and links you reach for every day (⌘P). Pinned clips are protected from cleanup and surface instantly with the [pin:] filter.

  • ⌘P to pin
  • Filter with [pin:]
  • Never auto-cleaned
Search history…
Got it — you'll have it by end of dayText · canned reply
ssh [email protected]Text · from Terminal
https://clipbus.com/accountLink · from Safari
Meeting notes 10/21 — release cadenceText · from Notes
git rebase -i HEAD~3Text · from Terminal
Image · 1,920 × 1,080Image · from Preview
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Keyboard-first

Summon, act, paste — never touch the mouse.

One global shortcut (⌘⇧V) brings Clipbus up over any app. New to the shortcuts? Just hold ⌘ and every action shows its key — ⌘↩ copy, ⌘T tag, ⌘E edit, ⌘P pin, ⌘K actions.

⌘⇧VSummonhold ⌘Reveal shortcuts↵Paste
All
{"meta":{"name":"clipbus","version":1}}
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Time 12 min agoUsed 2Chars 39
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{  "meta": {    "name": "clipbus",    "version": 1  }}
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And the essentials

The details that add up.

CopyStack

Collect many clips in order, then paste them out one by one with ⌃⇧⌘A.

End-to-end encrypted sync

Carry your history between devices through a configured sync folder, with end-to-end encryption. Opt-in, Pro; macOS also supports iCloud Drive.

Private by design

Local-first, no account for local use, and per-app exclusion so password managers never get captured.

Programmable

Write plugins with detectors, renderers, and actions in Node + a web UI.

Read the docs

One-time license

Clipbus Pro is a one-time purchase. No subscription, ever.

Native on Apple Silicon

Apple Silicon on macOS and x64 on Windows. Choose the installer for your device.

Try it on your desktop.

Download Clipbus, start free, and upgrade once when it becomes part of your day.