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Clipsmith

Clipboard history, code snippets, AI prompts, and documentation — one shortcut away. Native macOS, no Electron.

Keyboard-first Native Swift & SwiftUI Free for personal use macOS 15+

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Features

One tool for everything you type, copy, and reuse.

Clipboard History

Everything you copy, always one shortcut away. Adaptive polling keeps it responsive without draining your battery.

Code Snippets

A persistent library of reusable code blocks with syntax highlighting. Not another clipping — a named, tagged, searchable snippet you keep forever.

Prompt Library

40+ curated AI prompts for coding, analysis, research, and DevOps — with template variables that auto-fill from your clipboard.

Documentation Browser

Search 789+ DevDocs documentation sets from a single hotkey. Download docs for offline use — never leave your editor to look something up.

And more

Export & Import

Back up your full clipboard history to JSON and restore it anytime. Preserves timestamps and source app metadata.

Customizable Bezel

Adjust overlay width, height, and transparency. Choose your menu bar icon. Sticky mode, wraparound navigation, paste sounds.

Privacy First

All data stays on your Mac. No cloud, no analytics, no tracking. Auto-filters passwords from known managers.

GitHub Gist Sharing

One keystroke to share any clipping as a public or private Gist. Share history tracking built in.

Open Source

MIT license. Built with Swift 6, SwiftUI, and SwiftData. Inspect the code, contribute, or fork it.

Native macOS

No Electron, no web wrapper. Native Swift with hardened runtime, menu bar integration, and system appearance support.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Every action is a keystroke away. Global hotkeys are customizable in Settings.

Global Hotkeys

  • Clipboard history⇧⌘B
  • Prompt library⇧⌘P
  • Documentation lookup⇧⌘D
  • Snippets editor⇧⌘S
  • Preferences⌘,

Navigation

  • Move up / down or j k
  • Jump 10 itemsPage Up Page Down
  • First / last itemHome End
  • Jump to position19, 0=10th
  • Fuzzy searchjust start typing

Actions

  • Paste and close
  • DismissEsc
  • Delete clipping
  • Quick actions menuTab
  • Save to files
  • Save and deleteS
  • Cheat sheet?

Get Clipsmith

Free for personal use. Download and start using in seconds.

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Support Development

Clipsmith is free and open source. If you find it useful, please consider sponsoring development on GitHub to help keep the project alive.

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Changelog

What's new in each release.

2026-03-22
Added
Changed
2026-03-21
Fixed
2026-03-21
Added
Fixed
2026-03-16
Improved
2026-03-14
Added
Fixed
2026-03-10
Changed
2026-03-08
Fixed
2026-03-06
Fixed
2026-03-06
Fixed
2026-03-06
Added