AES-256 encryption
History, images and snippets are encrypted on disk. The key lives in your Keychain, on this Mac only.
New for macOS · Free
The clipboard
that lives in your notch.
Maclip remembers everything you copy, finds it in an instant — and never shares it with anyone.
Download for free macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon and Intel
See how it works ↓ $0
forever. No subscriptions, no ads
256-bit
AES encryption for all history
24
one-click text transformations
0
bytes of telemetry. None
The notch
Finally, the notch
does something useful.
Hover over the notch and it smoothly expands into a panel with your latest clips. Drop a file, text or image onto it to keep it for later. No notch? Maclip draws a beautiful one.
“Copied”, Dynamic Island–style
Every copy gets a subtle confirmation on the sides of the notch.
A drag & drop shelf
Drop files on the notch, then drag them out anywhere.
Stays out of your way
Click-through when closed. Opens only when you hover it.
History
Everything you copied.
One ⇧⌘V away.
The history window opens instantly without stealing focus. Find what you need, press ↩ — and it’s already pasted where you were working.
Search that finds everything
By text, by app name, and even by the text inside screenshots.
Neatly organized
Text, links, code, colors, images and files in separate tabs.
Keyboard first
⌘1–⌘9, ⌥↩ without formatting, ␣ for a large preview.
Privacy
Privacy isn’t a setting.
It’s the foundation.
Your clipboard sees passwords, tokens and private messages. So Maclip is designed so that even we can’t see your data.
Detects secrets
API keys, tokens, card numbers and SMS codes are masked and deleted after 10 minutes.
Respects password managers
1Password, Bitwarden, Keychain and anything marked per nspasteboard.org is never stored.
Invisible when sharing
Maclip windows never show up in screen recordings or calls.
Per-app rules
Nothing from your bank, text-only from Terminal — you decide.
Zero telemetry
No analytics. Network only for updates and, if you enable it, your iCloud.
Auto-copy
Select it. It’s saved.
Maclip can remember any text you select in any app — no ⌘C needed. By default selections go to history only and never overwrite your clipboard, so “select and paste over” works just like before.
For people who copy a lot
Small superpowers.
Paste stack
Copy five fields in a row — then paste them one by one with ⌃⌥V. Perfect for forms and spreadsheets.
Template snippets
Signatures, replies, addresses. With {date}, {clipboard} and {cursor} placeholders that put the caret right where you want.
24 transformations
camelCase, snake_case, UPPERCASE, order-preserving JSON pretty/minify, Base64, URL — and paste right away.
On-device OCR
Search the text inside screenshots. Recognition runs in Vision; nothing is uploaded.
Clean links
utm, fbclid, gclid and ~70 more trackers are removed automatically.
Colors and code
HEX ↔ RGB ↔ HSL in the preview, syntax highlighting for code.
E2E sync
Between your Macs via iCloud Drive, end-to-end encrypted.
Native and fast
Swift and SwiftUI, no Electron. Checking the clipboard is a single integer comparison — almost no CPU.
Updates itself
New versions are verified with an Ed25519 signature before installing.
Built for the keyboard.
Global shortcuts are fully customizable. The history window works without a mouse.
⇧⌘V Open history
⌃⇧V Paste last selection
⌃⌥V Paste next from stack
⌃⌥N Open the notch shelf
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| Feature | Maclip | Maccy | Paste | Raycast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free on GitHub · $9.99 on the App Store | Subscription from $2.49/mo or $29.99/yr | Free (3 months of history) · Pro $10/mo |
| Text transformations | Yes 24 transforms | Partly Paste without formatting | Partly Plain text, Writing Tools | Not stated |
| Notch shelf with drag & drop | Yes Shelf + “Copied” animation | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Auto-capture of selected text | Yes 3 modes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Secret detection & auto-delete | Yes API keys, tokens, cards, OTPs | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| End-to-end encrypted sync | Yes PBKDF2 + AES-256-GCM | No | Not stated | No |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maclip really free?
Yes. No subscriptions, trials, ads or paid features. If you like it, you can support development with any amount — entirely optional.
Which macOS versions are supported?
macOS 14 Sonoma and later, on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. The notch works on Macs without one too — it’s emulated.
Why does it need Accessibility access?
To paste the chosen item straight into your app (a simulated ⌘V) and to read selected text. Without it Maclip still keeps your history — you just paste manually.
Where does my data go?
Nowhere. History is stored encrypted on your Mac. Sync is opt-in and goes through your own iCloud Drive with end-to-end encryption.
How is it different from Spotlight clipboard history?
In macOS 26 Spotlight keeps recent history for up to 7 days. Maclip also runs on macOS 14–15, keeps history as long as you like, and adds pins, image search, a paste stack, snippets and the notch.
Will it store my passwords?
Items from password managers are never stored. Anything that looks like a key, token, card number or one-time code is masked and deleted after 10 minutes.
