ClipCare - A Clean, Fast Clipboard Manager for macOS
Hey everyone 👋
I spend most of my day switching between macOS for design and development and Windows for testing, and one small feature I constantly missed on macOS was clipboard history — the ability to access everything you’ve copied with a simple shortcut.
On macOS, the clipboard only keeps your most recent copy, and every screenshot gets saved as a separate file on the desktop. Over time, that small limitation turned into constant friction in my workflow.
So, I built ClipCare — a lightweight macOS utility that:
Keeps your copied text, images, and screenshots organized in one place
Lets you paste instantly without saving or searching
Feels fast, clean, and native to macOS
Built using Swift, ClipCare focuses on speed, simplicity, and a distraction-free UI — just what you need, nothing extra.
After launch, I received some great feedback from users that helped shape the next updates:
Launch at Startup — ClipCare now starts automatically when you power on your Mac
Custom Shortcuts — users can now choose their own key combinations (since the default ⌘ + . conflicted with VS Code)
Both are live in the latest version, making ClipCare even more seamless to use.
If you’re someone who copies and pastes all day or deals with frequent screenshots, give ClipCare a try — it might just make your Mac workflow a little smoother (and your desktop a little cleaner 😄).
👉 [App Store link]
I’m always open to feedback and new feature ideas, so feel free to share your thoughts — would love to hear from you!
Nice! This is one of those points of friction that I've just accepted and adapted to. I love solutions to problems like that: every day adaptations we all make, when a solution is possible. Thanks for this!
I love the idea, I use Clean to clean-up and organize screenshots to specific directory.
Any plan to add that? so we can still get the image files, for the copied text maybe as TXT/MD files daily?
Congrats on the launch — love the clean + native focus. Clipboard history done fast is a real win for macOS workflows. 🚀
What I like
* Text + images + screenshots in one place
* Launch at login + custom shortcuts shipped quickly (nice iteration!)
Suggestions that’d make it a daily driver
* Pin/Favorites and quick-filter (⌘F) with fuzzy search
* Privacy guardrails: app-exclusion list (e.g., passwords), auto-clear after X mins
* Screenshot smarts: OCR text, auto-rename, auto-move off Desktop
* Quick Look for images/RTF, and a menubar peek window
Nice-to-have integrations
macOS *Services** + Shortcuts support
Paste into *specific apps** with one hotkey (e.g., “paste last image into Slack”)
* Universal Search via Spotlight/Raycast extension
Looks great — dropping it into my setup to try this week. Keep going! 👏
Thank you—this is exactly what my work needs. You’re outstanding, and I’ve already recommended you to my colleagues.
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it. Would love to know any more feature requests and feedbacks.
This looks great...keep it up
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it. Would love to know any more feature requests and feedbacks.
This looks great! I can totally relate to the clipboard pain — I switch between macOS and Windows a lot too, and losing older copied items on Mac is such a small thing that adds up fast.
Love that you focused on keeping it lightweight and native instead of bloating it with extras. The custom shortcuts and auto-launch updates are smart additions — they’re the kind of tiny quality-of-life things that make a big difference.
Congrats on the release!
Thank you! Hope you enjoy using it and would appreciate feedbacks.
This looks super polished — love how focused it is on speed and native feel. Clipboard managers tend to get bloated fast, so keeping it clean and Swift-based is a great move.
Really like the “launch at startup” update too — those small friction removals make a big difference for daily users. Curious if you’re considering cross-device sync down the line?
Thank you! Hope you enjoy using it and would appreciate feedbacks.