The clipboard manager for developers on Mac
Paths, tokens, JSON, shell commands and code, kept searchable, with a CSV viewer, a two-clip diff, base64/hash/JSON transforms and keyword snippets, all running locally.
You copy paths, tokens, JSON, SQL, shell commands and code hundreds of times a day, and lose half of it to the single-slot macOS clipboard. ClipBuddy is a native Mac clipboard manager tuned for that workflow: a full searchable history, plus the paste-time tools developers actually need.
Built-in dev tools (new in 2.5)
Stop pasting into random web tools. ClipBuddy has them in the picker, on-device:
- CSV table viewer, a copied CSV opens as a real table, not a wall of commas.
- Two-clip diff, compare two clips side by side and see exactly what changed.
- Generators, UUID, Unix-time ↔ date, and URL parsing, in the picker and as transforms.
Transforms & quick actions
Reshape any clip before pasting: case, trim, base64 encode/decode, URL-encode, JSON pretty/minify, hashes (SHA-256…), sort & dedupe lines, or edit it inline first. One-tap actions turn a clip into a QR code, an on-device translation on macOS 14.4+ between supported languages, or a cleaned email/phone.
Snippets, undo & more
- Keyword snippets with dynamic placeholders (date, UUID, fill-in fields), press ⌘⇧V, type
;sig, Enter, it’s on your clipboard. - Clipboard undo (⌘⌥Z) rewinds the clipboard when you overwrite something.
- Multi-select merge-copy, smart filters (links/JSON/files/code), labels + hotkeys.
In the pipeline: Local MCP server for AI workflows
Connect ClipBuddy directly to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Zed, and local agentic coding tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Local AI agents can safely query your clipboard history, retrieve recent terminal stack traces, and fetch code snippets directly into your prompt context, 100% offline with zero cloud telemetry. View upcoming features on our roadmap →
Frequently asked questions
What makes a clipboard manager good for developers?
Developers copy paths, tokens, JSON, shell commands and code all day. ClipBuddy adds built-in dev tools, a CSV table viewer and a two-clip diff, plus text transforms (base64, URL-encode, JSON pretty/minify, hashes, sort and dedupe), UUID and Unix-time generators, keyword snippets, reusable slots and a paste stack, all on-device.
Does it have a diff tool and a CSV viewer?
Yes. ClipBuddy has a two-clip diff and a CSV table viewer right in the picker, plus UUID, Unix-time ↔ date and URL-parse generators. Everything runs locally, so a token or a log line never gets pasted into someone else's website.
Is it private?
Yes, everything runs on-device. No cloud, no account, no telemetry. Copies your password manager marks concealed are never saved. If you enable Detect & vault secrets, a recognized API key or token is locked in the Touch ID Vault instead of sitting in plain history; detection is off by default.