Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to I made my commercial clipboard manager open source because it's right
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…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Clipboard Canvas▲137Clipboard Canvas is a free clipboard manager that helps designers and developers organize and access their clipboard content efficiently. Features text snippets, code snippets, and clipboard history.
2024 · clipboardcanvas.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, As a Software Engineer, I frequently copy and paste content. The fact that macOS clipboard buffer can keep only one item is very frustrating. It’s very annoying to copy → switch app → paste → switch app → copy → switch app → paste, and so on. Losing items I copied hours ago and having to find and copy them again is a waste of time. I tried many third-party clipboard managers like Alfred, Raycast, Paste, Maccy, etc. While great, they didn't fully meet my needs. As a developer, my requirements are: 1. Keyboard-centric operation to avoid using the mouse. I don’t want to waste my time…
2024 · clipbook.app · its alternatives →
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Cliptop▲112Hi HN, I built Cliptop, a clipboard history app for macOS. Yes, it is another clipboard manager. I built it because I wanted one that felt fast from the keyboard, stayed local, handled more than plain text, and did not make me think too much about sensitive clipboard items. The main things I focused on: * Keyboard-first search and paste * Local clipboard history for text, links, code, images, files, colors, and design layers (e.g. Figma) * Quick actions like paste as plain text, color format conversion, image crop, background removal, and Markdown conversion * Pinboards for saving items and…
Jun 2026 · cliptop.app · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m Ethiel, the creator of LucidClip. LucidClip is a native clipboard manager built around a simple principle: your clipboard is sensitive data, and it should stay on your machine. Most clipboard tools either sync clipboard data to their servers, store everything indefinitely, or treat clipboard history as a secondary feature. LucidClip was designed differently from the start: • Clipboard history is stored locally (SQLite) • Clipboard content never leaves your device • No cloud dependency • Full retention control • App exclusions so sensitive apps are never recorded • Native macOS…
Feb 2026 · lucidclip.app · its alternatives →
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Privacy first clipboard manager extension for Chrome
Jun 2026 · encryptedclipboard.app · its alternatives →
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Planck▲24Cross-platform clipboard manager with real-time sync
2024 · planckapp.com · its alternatives →
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Cliptomatic▲103A simple clipboard manager on the web
2017 · cliptomatic-2149b.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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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 →
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ClipNinja▲70Clipboard manager that enables you to paste effectively.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Simple tool for managing your clipboard items.
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Privacy-first macOS clipboard manager with AI superpowers
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Your clipboard history, searchable and ready to reuse
Aug 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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