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SaneClip

Private clipboard history

SaneClip is a Mac clipboard manager for you if you frequently reuse copied text and images and want a searchable history that stays private by default.

by Stephan Joseph

Buy on Setapp Free on the Mac App Store Sold separately, not in the membership Developer website ↗
Helps you Keep clipboard history 16 Copy text from images 30 Take & annotate screenshots 23

What you get

You can find and reuse past copies without giving up clipboard privacy.

You get a searchable record of copied text and images, so you can recover an earlier copy instead of finding the original again. Search by content, source app, pinned status, or text inside images. Your history stays on your Mac by default, and your clipboard contents never go to SaneApps servers. If you choose to sync, you use your own iCloud account.

You can protect that history with Touch ID or a password, keep it in encrypted storage, and set rules to automatically remove old clips. When you capture a screenshot, you can search and reuse the text inside it rather than type it out again.

You also spend less time fixing what you paste. You can remove tracking parameters from links, turn formatted text into plain text, tidy whitespace, adjust capitalization, or format JSON. For repetitive work, you can queue several clips and paste them in sequence while filling forms or moving content between apps.

  • Find earlier copies

    You can retrieve copied text and images by content, source app, pinned status, or recognized image text.

  • Keep your history private

    Your clips stay local by default, with encrypted storage and Touch ID or password protection.

  • Reuse screenshot text

    You can find and copy text from captured screenshots instead of retyping it.

  • Paste cleaner content

    You can strip link trackers, remove formatting, tidy whitespace, change capitalization, and format JSON before pasting.

  • Reduce repetitive copying

    You can queue multiple clips and paste them in order when filling forms or transferring content between apps.

Best for

  • You regularly reuse copied text and images
  • You want clipboard history without vendor-server storage
  • You fill forms or move batches of content between apps

Skip it if

You don't need it if you only paste your most recent copy and rarely reuse earlier text or images.

Screenshots

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From the developer

SaneClip is a privacy-first clipboard manager for Mac. Clipboard history stays on your device by default, clipboard contents are never sent to SaneApps servers, and optional iCloud sync uses your own iCloud, not a SaneApps sync server.
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