A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS
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…
A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS launched on June 11, 2024 with 141 votes, #374 of 4,672 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
ClipBook is a clipboard history manager for macOS designed for developers who frequently copy and paste content. It operates entirely through keyboard shortcuts to minimize mouse usage, displays multiple clipboard items simultaneously in a compact list format, and provides full content previews for each item. The app includes quick search functionality to find previously copied content. Built by a software engineer to address limitations in existing clipboard managers, ClipBook prioritizes speed and efficiency for keyboard-focused workflows.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
ClipBook is a clipboard history app for your Mac. It stores everything you copy and lets you quickly access your clipboard history whenever you need it. Copy and paste on your Mac more efficiently.
A powerful clipboard history for advanced Mac users. Keep, organize, find, and reuse everything you copy. ClipBook is an incredible app with an incredible UI and I hope to use it a lot more. Thanks for making ClipBook! It really is amazing -- both the product and the website. I've been using your app and to be honest, it's great! Thank you very much. ClipBook runs in the background and remembers everything you copy , so you can easily find it and copy it again or paste directly into the current active application. Press ↵ or double click the item to paste selected item directly to the currently active application. Copy text in other apps using ⌘ C C to automatically append it to the…from clipbook.app
In the maker’s words, at launch
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…
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CliptopJun 2026 · cliptop.app · ▲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…
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