Clipboard Bridge 2.0.4 - Windows, Android and iPhone

Clipboard Bridge 2.0.4

Clipboard Bridge provides one self-hosted clipboard for Windows, Android and iPhone/iPad, with text, images and arbitrary files sharing the same ordered server history.

Android client 1.0.0-beta.8

• Native Android 10+ application.
• Universal Android Share target for text and every file MIME type.
• Supports both one file and multi-file selections; uploads them in order.
• Live account-aware server history with direct restore and per-item deletion.
• Send and Receive Quick Settings controls.
• Optional automatic incoming monitoring and configurable notifications.

Windows client

• Client mode for a standalone Docker/Python server.
• Server mode for direct Windows-to-phone use without a separate server.
• Per-user installer and portable executable.
• Local history, configurable hotkeys, automatic incoming files and notifications.

iPhone and iPad

• Two ready-made Shortcuts handle text, photos and files.
• Shortcuts can be added to Control Center.

Authentication notice

Token, web password and isolated accounts are optional. Shortcut and Android account URLs can contain token, user and password in plain text. Use a trusted LAN, private VPN or HTTPS reverse proxy.

Release downloads

• Android APK beta 8 for Android 10 and newer.
• Windows installer and Windows portable executable.
• iPhone Shortcuts: iPhone.Load.Clipboard.shortcut for Send and iPhone.Download.Clipboard.shortcut for Receive.
• Python server: clipboard_bridge-Server.py.
• Windows Python client: clipboard_bridge_windows.py.

Developers should clone the repository for Docker files, tests, documentation and complete source code.

The Windows executables are currently unsigned. Windows Smart App Control or Defender may display a warning. See CODE_SIGNING.md in the repository.

Clipboard Bridge 2.0.3

Clipboard Bridge 2.0.3

Windows client

• Configurable notification master switch with separate alerts for received text, images and files.
• Automatic notifications when remote text or images are copied to the Windows clipboard.
• Improved automatic file reception, clickable file notifications and preserved clipboard files.
• More reliable connection status, single-instance protection and writable per-user data folders.
• Windows Server mode now accepts the same iPhone payload formats as the external server.

Server and iPhone compatibility

• Server 1.0.2 source included.
• UTF-8/UTF-16 text, emoji, multiline text, JSON, forms and raw text bodies.
• Any file extension and MIME type through raw, multipart, Base64, URL-safe Base64 and data URLs.
• Unicode filenames, empty files and unknown formats are preserved without changing their bytes.

Downloads

• Use the installer for a normal per-user installation without administrator privileges.
• Use the portable executable when no installation is desired.
• Both ready-made iPhone Shortcuts and all server/Docker files are included.
• Verify Windows binaries with SHA256SUMS.V2.0.3.txt.

The Windows executables are currently unsigned. Windows Smart App Control or Defender may display a warning. Trusted Authenticode signing is still being prepared.

Clipboard Bridge 2.0.2

Windows security notice: the 2.0.2 Windows binaries are currently unsigned. Windows 11 Smart App Control can block unknown unsigned applications and does not offer per-app exceptions. Trusted Authenticode signing is being prepared. See the code signing policy.

Windows client fixes

• Files received automatically, manually, or from History are now copied to the Windows file clipboard and can be pasted directly into File Explorer or compatible applications.
• New files from iPhone/server are downloaded automatically and show a clickable notification that opens their folder.
• Prevents automatically received files from being uploaded back to the server as duplicates.
• The tray menu and Settings now clearly show Connected, Not connected, or Server found, login rejected.
• Restores old connection settings from previous Program Files installations, including systems where 2.0.1 already created an empty default configuration.

Complete release package

This release includes the per-user installer, portable client, both ready-made iPhone Shortcuts, Windows and server Python sources, Docker/Compose files, environment example, requirements, guides and license.

The installer writes runtime data to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Clipboard Bridge and does not require administrator privileges.

Server package remains compatible with ghcr.io/mattbox03/clipboard-bridge-server:1.0.1.

Clipboard Bridge 2.0.1

Clipboard Bridge 2.0.1

Maintenance release focused on reliable Windows installation, file delivery and the self-hosted server.

Windows client

• Stores settings and runtime data in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Clipboard Bridge instead of the application directory.
• Saves received files in %USERPROFILE%\Downloads\Clipboard Bridge.
• Automatically downloads new files while Clipboard Bridge is running.
• Clicking a received-file notification opens File Explorer with the file selected.
• Migrates configuration, history, received files and local Server-mode data from older installations.
• Keeps the Windows interface responsive while network requests run in the background.

Windows packages

• Per-user installer under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Clipboard Bridge.
• Installer does not require administrator privileges.
• Portable executable requires no installation.
• Neither package contains personal configuration or fixed server credentials.

Self-hosted server 1.0.1

• Uses Gunicorn with a threaded worker in the Docker image for more reliable concurrent requests.
• Keeps the existing iPhone Shortcut URLs, including ?token= and ?user=&password=.
• Adds optional X-Clipboard-User and X-Clipboard-Password headers for API clients.
• Adds safer secret comparisons, long-lived cookie protections and no-store clipboard responses.
• Adds configurable CLIPBOARD_MAX_UPLOAD_MB with a 64 MB default.
• Published for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 as ghcr.io/mattbox03/clipboard-bridge-server:1.0.1.
• ZimaOS, Portainer, Umbrel and Runtipi manifests are updated in the Clipboard Bridge App Store.

The iPhone Shortcuts published with version 2.0.0 remain compatible with this release.

Auto-sync may not detect clipboard changes made by applications running as administrator. In that situation, start Clipboard Bridge with Run as administrator too.

Clipboard Bridge V.2.0.0

Added multiple accounts for the container server.

Windows client update

• Runtime data now uses %LOCALAPPDATA%\Clipboard Bridge, so the installed app never writes settings inside its installation folder.
• Received files are saved in %USERPROFILE%\Downloads\Clipboard Bridge.
• New PDFs and other files are downloaded automatically while the client is running.
• Clicking a received-file notification opens File Explorer with that file selected.
• Existing configuration, history and Server-mode data are migrated automatically from older versions.
• The installer is per-user, installs under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Clipboard Bridge, and does not require administrator privileges.
• Includes both a Windows installer and a portable executable; neither package contains personal configuration.

Windows may block global clipboard monitoring between applications running at different privilege levels. If auto-sync does not detect changes from an elevated application, run Clipboard Bridge as administrator too.

Clipboard Bridge V.1.0.0

Add files via upload