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24 alternatives to ClipboardShield – A Clipboard Firewall for Windows (FOSS)

I’d like to introduce ClipboardShield [1], a free open-source clipboard firewall for Windows 10/11. It helps protect against clipboard hijacking attacks [2], where malicious apps silently read or modify clipboard contents (e.g., replacing copied cryptocurrency addresses to modify the recipient and steal user’s funds or stealing sensitive data like passwords). How it works: - Define rules to allow or block clipboard access for specific apps. - Prevent unauthorized apps from reading or modifying clipboard contents. - Open-source and community-driven – contributions are welcome! - Since…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

  1. 1CC

    We are longtime members of HN and this is our only submission requesting feedback from the HN community on our product, Clipboard which we have been developing for the past year. Clipboard is a service to save anything online using a bookmarklet or browser extension (think Dropbox for content on the web). Clipboard is built using open source technologies, including Riak, Redis, NGINX, Node.js, and jQuery. One of our core differentiators is how we preserve the visual look and functionality of the original source, which is evident in the sample clips from github here:…

    2012 · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    pbproxy is a small wrapper to give you a consistent and remotely accessible interface to your system clipboard on linux and mac.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Copy & paste between PC, Mac, iOS and Android

    2025 · ntwind.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4CP

    Clipboard Plus is a Windows utility to view and manage the Windows clipboard. Download : https://github.com/oormicreations/ClipboardPlus/releases It maintains and can display up to five copied items or clips. Clicking on a clip loads it back into the clipboard and it is ready for pasting into another application. You can clear or save individual clips or all clips by clicking on the corresponding menu items. You can edit the clips and open urls directly from the clipboard plus. The clips can be added to sticky clips, which is like a built in sticky notes with…

    2018 · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Keep your clipboard safe from JS injections.

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6
    OneClip▲104

    Share your clipboard with people nearby

    2021 · oneclip.io · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Your clipboard on any device

    2023 · its alternatives →

  8. 8
    ClipMark▲113

    Never lose anything you copy again

    Apr 2026 · clip-mark.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Privacy first clipboard manager extension for Chrome

    Jun 2026 · encryptedclipboard.app · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    PeekPaste▲121

    Your clipboard, within reach

    Sep 2026 · lucidbit.app · its alternatives →

  11. 11
    iPaste▲95

    Lightweight and efficient clipboard tool for iOS & macOS.

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    Hey HN I built a tool called ClipCapsule, a clipboard manager for Linux that's designed to be entirely keyboard-driven. Here’s what it does: Lets you recall and paste previous clipboard entries using just CTRL + SHIFT + 1~9. Keeps a history of everything you copy, in a local database. Moves selected items to the top of the clipboard stack (so CTRL + V pastes it). Built with Go + WailsJS for a fast native feel. No cloud. No telemetry. No fluff. Right now, you’ll need to run it with sudo or allow access to /dev/input/eventX for keyboard capture. We’re working on a proper daemon…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    I’m Gopal, the guy behind QuickClip. I built this out of pure frustration. Copying items between my phone and laptop was very painful. Sending notes and links on WhatsApp. Saving random drafts I’d forget about. It was total waste of time. So I made QuickClip for myself first. A dead simple way to move text, links and images between devices instantly. No setup drama. No thinking. Fully encrypted I use it every day. Shipping it publicly now to see if anyone else has the same problem. Would honestly love to hear, how you move stuff between devices today, what’s broken or slow and what would…

    Dec 2025 · quickclip.space · its alternatives →

  14. 14PH

    Super simple and lightning fast image sharing. Upload clipboard images with Copy & Paste and image files with Drag & Drop.

    2012 · pasteboard.co · its alternatives →

  15. 15
    Planck▲24

    Cross-platform clipboard manager with real-time sync

    2024 · planckapp.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16IM

    Hey HN, Clipboard managers handle sensitive data such as passwords, personal notes, API keys, etc. To trust one you need to be sure that it doesn't send your data to third parties or store it on remote servers. With closed-source apps, you have to take the developer’s word for it. As a software engineer, I don't like that. Transparency matters. So, I decided to make my commercial clipboard manager open source. Anyone can inspect the source code, verify that data stays local and never leaves the user's device. Anyone can build the app from source and use it. At the same time, the app is still…

    2025 · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    I built a small desktop tool called PasteClean to solve a personal annoyance: sharing URLs filled with tracking garbage (utm_source, fbclid, etc.). It runs in the background and automatically cleans URLs in your clipboard when you copy them. It handles 50+ tracking parameters and can also unshorten links (bit.ly, t.co) to reveal the destination and clean them before pasting. Tech stack is Electron/React/TypeScript. The core privacy features are free. I added a "Pro" lifetime license for some advanced features (unshortening, batch mode) to support development.

    Dec 2025 · iixotic.github.io · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    Unlimited history, Lock security, productivity superpowers.

    2025 · its alternatives →

  19. 19
    Clipest▲14

    Smart Clipboard Manager For macOS

    2025 · clipest.app · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    AutoPaste Keyboard to share text fast

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    NotebookLM AI export. Zero network. Open source. FREE.

    Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    A universal clipboard managing app

    2016 · 1clipboard.io · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Pastes contents of clipboard as plaintext, including uploading images/files to a public server and pasting the link - OkGoDoIt/UploadAndPaste

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    A free and secure way to share your clipboard across Macs!

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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