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Launch plan: Q4 GTM
Channels, owners and dates for the October launch.
notion.so/acme/q4-launch
Free clipboard manager for Mac
Everything you copy.
Always with you.
Clipboardly is a free, fast and private clipboard manager for Mac. It keeps your clipboard history, saves what you copy into boards you choose, and brings anything back with ⌘⇧V.
Boards
Pick a board. Everything you copy goes there.
Working on your GTM launch? Create a GTM board and make it active. From then on, every link, line and screenshot you copy is saved straight into it, until you switch.
- A board for every jobMake one per project, client or topic with New Board.
- One active destinationThe active board is marked in green, so you always know where clips are going.
- Pause and resumeHit Pause and nothing you copy is saved until you resume.
SavingPause
CUSTOM BOARDS
GTMactive24
API-1423active12
UIUXactive18
New Board
Copied just nowEverything lands in the active board
Quick Paste
Press ⌘⇧V. Type. Paste.
Quick Paste opens a search bar over whatever app you're using. Type a few letters, press Return, and the clip lands right where your cursor is.
Clipboardly vs macOS Tahoe
How is Clipboardly different from macOS Tahoe’s clipboard history?
macOS Tahoe added a short clipboard history to Spotlight. Since macOS 26.1 it keeps items for 30 minutes, 8 hours or 7 days, according to 9to5Mac. Clipboardly keeps what you need for as long as you need it, and keeps it organized.
| macOS Tahoe Spotlight | Clipboardly | |
|---|---|---|
| How long clips are kept | 30 min, 8 h or 7 days | Forever, or as long as you choose |
| Open from any app | ⌘Space, then ⌘4 | ⌘⇧V |
| Pin favorites | No | Yes |
| Organize by project | No | Boards, with one active board |
| Filter by type | No | 12 automatic types |
| Lock sensitive clips | No | 4-digit PIN |
| Menu bar access | No | Yes |
| Sync between Macs | No | iCloud Sync |
Smart types
What kinds of clips does Clipboardly recognize?
Every clip is sorted into one of 12 types automatically, so you can jump to just the links, colors or phone numbers in one click.
Text
Meeting moved to 3pm
Image
banner-v3.png · 412 KB
Screenshot
Screenshot at 1.48 PM
Color
#A855F7
Code
git rebase -i main
Link
clipboardly.app
API Key
sk-••••••••3f9a
Password
••••••••••••
Email
Phone
+1 (415) 555-0132
Address
42 Elm Street, Portland
Payment
•••• •••• •••• 4242
And more
Everything else you'd want.
Pinned clips
Keep the snippets you use every day at the top, whatever board you're in.
Locked clips
Hide sensitive clips behind a 4-digit PIN.
iCloud Sync
Sync is managed through your own iCloud account.
Auto-capture screenshots
Screenshots you take with ⌘⇧3 or ⌘⇧4 are added to your history automatically.
Date filter
Narrow your history to the day or week you copied something.
Source and link previews
See which app each clip came from, when, and a preview of every link.
Keep clips for…
Keep everything forever, or choose how long clips stay.
Trash
Deleted a clip by mistake? Get it back from Trash.
Your size, your start
Pick the clip text size, and have Clipboardly open when you log in.
PRIVACY & SECURITY
Your data is your data
Your clipboard history lives on your Mac and, if you use sync, in your own iCloud account. You decide what's saved, who can see it and how long it stays.
- Lock any clip behind a 4-digit PIN
- Pause saving with one click
- Sync only through your own iCloud account
- Delete anything, anytime
Lock sensitive clips
Passwords, API keys and card numbers are detected automatically. Lock any clip behind a 4-digit PIN so nobody at your desk can read it.
Wi-Fi passwordHarbor-Blue-2026
LockedStaging API keysk-staging-3f9a
LockedPause and resume
Copying something private? Pause from the app or the menu bar panel. Nothing you copy is saved until you resume.
You decide what stays
Keep clips forever or for as long as you choose, delete anything at any time, and sync only through your own iCloud account.
Keep clips forYour choice
ForeveriCloud SyncYour own iCloud account
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Frequently asked questions
Last updated
What is Clipboardly?
Clipboardly is a fast, private clipboard manager for Mac. It keeps your clipboard history (text, links, images, screenshots, code and more) so you can search it and paste it again later, organized into boards you create.
How do I see my clipboard history on a Mac?
macOS Tahoe keeps a short clipboard history in Spotlight: press ⌘Space, then ⌘4. It keeps items for up to 7 days and has no pinning or boards. With Clipboardly, press ⌘⇧V in any app to search everything you have copied, for as long as you choose to keep it.
Is Clipboardly better than the clipboard history built into macOS Tahoe?
Tahoe’s Spotlight clipboard history is fine for recent copies. Clipboardly adds what it lacks: clips kept as long as you want, pinned and PIN-locked clips, boards per project, 12 automatic clip types, a menu bar panel and iCloud Sync.
Is Clipboardly free?
Yes. Clipboardly is a free clipboard manager for Mac. Download it free from clipboardly.app and use it on any Mac running macOS 10.15 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel.
How is Clipboardly different from Maccy, Paste or Raycast?
Maccy is a free, minimal clipboard history. Paste focuses on syncing across Mac, iPhone and iPad. Raycast is a launcher with clipboard history as one feature. Clipboardly is Mac-only and built around boards: pick an active board and everything you copy is saved there automatically.
What's an active board?
The board your new clips are saved to. Create a board for what you're working on, like "GTM", select it, and everything you copy goes there until you pick another one. The active board is shown in green at the top of the sidebar.
How do I open Quick Paste?
Press ⌘⇧V in any app. Search, press Return, and the clip is pasted where your cursor is. Clipboardly asks for Accessibility permission the first time so it can paste into other apps.
Can I stop it from saving for a while?
Yes. Click Pause in the app or the menu bar panel. Nothing you copy is saved until you click Resume.
How do locked clips work?
Lock any clip and it's hidden behind a 4-digit PIN. You can change or remove the PIN in Settings.
Does it sync?
Yes. iCloud Sync is managed through your own iCloud account.
How long are clips kept?
As long as you want. Choose how long to keep clips in Settings; the default is forever.
Which Macs does it run on?
Macs running macOS 10.15 Catalina or later. It runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel.
Is there an iPhone or iPad app?
No. Clipboardly is built for the Mac.
How do I install it?
Download the .dmg, open it, and drag Clipboardly into your Applications folder.
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