Images and text
Transforms and quick actions
Reshape a clip on the way out, without a scratch file.
What it does
A transform reshapes a clip on the way out, so you stop keeping a scratch file for text surgery. Everything runs locally.
The list
- Case: upper, lower, title, camelCase, snake_case
- Whitespace: trim
- Encoding: base64, URL encode
- JSON: pretty print, minify
- Hashes
- Lists: sort, dedupe
Quick actions on detected content
ClipBuddy also offers actions based on what a clip contains: colors, sums, phone numbers, emails, links to open, files to reveal in Finder, QR codes to make or scan out of an image, spelling to fix with the system dictionary, and image backgrounds to remove on macOS 14 or later. Translation is available on macOS 14.4 or later, on device.
Tips
- If you run the same transform on the same kind of clip every day, make it a rule instead. Rules act at copy time so the clip is already correct when you reach for it.
- Sort and dedupe on a copied list is usually faster than a spreadsheet round trip.
Transform a clip before pasting
- 1 Select the clip
Open the picker with ⌘⇧V and select the clip you want to change.
- 2 Choose a transform
Pick from case changes, camelCase, snake_case, trim, base64, URL encoding, JSON pretty print or minify, hashes, and sort with dedupe.
- 3 Or edit it yourself
Edit the text directly if the change is a one off, rather than looking for the exact transform.
- 4 Paste the result
The transformed text goes to the clipboard, ready for ⌘V, and can be pasted straight in.
Frequently asked questions
Are there one tap actions for detected content?
Yes. ClipBuddy offers actions for colors, sums, phone numbers and emails, can make a QR code, scan a QR or barcode out of an image, open a link, reveal a file in Finder, fix spelling with the system dictionary, and remove the background from an image on macOS 14 or later.
Can it translate a clip?
Yes, on macOS 14.4 or later, between the languages Apple's Translation framework supports, and the translation runs on your Mac.
Does a transform overwrite my original clip?
No. The original stays in history, so you can run a different transform on it afterwards.
