Clipora

A tiny, beautiful clipboard history manager for the macOS menu bar.

Instant access · Native experience · Minimal resource footprint · Elegant glassmorphism

English | 简体中文

Features

Pure custom-drawn AppKit rendering, disappears instantly after selection. No Dock icon, no Electron, no analytics, and no network requests. Just a pure clipboard history manager that feels like it's built right into the system.

• Instant Response: Summoned via a global hotkey, offering a zero-latency, buttery-smooth experience.
• Incredibly Lightweight: Approximately 7 MB in size and 17 MB in memory footprint, built entirely with native AppKit.
• Comprehensive History: Intelligently categorizes text, URLs, images, and files, complete with distinctive badges for easy recognition.
• Favorites & Aliases: Permanently save essential snippets, with support for custom naming and grouped organization.
• Real-Time Search: Type to filter instantly, navigate entirely via keyboard, and press Enter to copy.
• Native Aesthetics: Choose from 7 distinct glass styles that integrate seamlessly with macOS Light and Dark modes.
• Smart Cleanup: Manage history limits automatically and optionally skip large files to save storage space.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
⌘ J	Toggle panel (History tab)
⌘ ⇧ J	Toggle panel (Favorites tab)
Tab	Switch between History and Favorites
↑ / ↓	Navigate selection
Enter / Click	Copy item and hide panel
Esc	Hide panel
⌘ D	Star / Unstar selected item
⌘ ⌫	Delete current item (unstars if in Favorites tab)

Note: Summon hotkeys can be customized via App Settings → Shortcuts (right-click the menu bar icon).

Settings

• General: Launch at login, appearance, glass style, and language (English / 中文).
• Ignore Rules: Skip images, files, or content over a specific size threshold.
• Cleanup: Auto-delete history older than N days (favorites are never touched).
• Shortcuts: Rebind both summon hotkeys.

Installation

Pre-compiled binaries

Download the latest Clipora-x.y.dmg from Releases, and drag Clipora into your Applications folder.

Note

If you encounter a macOS security warning on first launch, right-click the app → Open, or execute the following command in Terminal:

xattr -cr /Applications/Clipora.app

Build from source

Requires Xcode 16.3 or later, targeting macOS 14.0 or above. The build process will automatically resolve Swift dependencies.

git clone https://github.com/monkeyz6/Clipora.git
cd Clipora
xcodebuild -project Clipora.xcodeproj -scheme Clipora -configuration Release build
open ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/Clipora-*/Build/Products/Release/Clipora.app

Data & Privacy

Strict Privacy Protection. Clipora makes zero network requests. There are no accounts, no cloud syncing, and absolutely no data collection. Your clipboard data remains exclusively on your local machine.

• Database path: ~/Library/Application Support/Clipora/clipora.sqlite
• Images directory: ~/Library/Application Support/Clipora/images/

Requirements

Compatible with macOS 14.0 and later (tested on macOS Sonoma, Sequoia, and beyond).

License

Released under the MIT License © 2026 monkeyz6