Clipt is a high-performance, privacy-focused clipboard history manager and AI assistant. It silently tracks your digital workflow, organizing every snippet you copy into a searchable, daily database, and allows you to chat with your history using the power of elite-scale AI.
- Massive Context AI Chat: Engage in deep conversations with your clipboard history using Qwen 3.5 (122B) via NVIDIA NIM.
- 256K Context Window: Unlike standard clipboard managers, Clipt can process your entire day's history in a single prompt. Copy massive codebases, long documents, or thousands of snippets—the AI remembers it all.
- Smart Window Management:
- Single Instance Lock: Built-in socket-based protection ensures only one instance of Clipt runs at a time, preventing duplicate tray icons or process bloat.
- Close-to-Tray: The app stays active in the system tray when closed, ensuring not a single clipboard event is missed.
- Silent Clipboard Operations: Custom PowerShell integration allows the app to write to your clipboard silently without flashing terminal windows.
- Daily History Vaults: Your data is automatically organized into daily folders (
/Days/YYYY-MM-DD/). Each day is powered by its own isolated SQLite database for maximum performance and portability. - Local-First Persistence: All clips and configurations are stored securely in your system's data directory. Your history never leaves your machine.
- Markdown Mastery: Full support for rendering Markdown in AI responses, including syntax-highlighted code blocks, bold text, and structured lists.
Clipt is built on the principle of data ownership. On the first launch, the app initializes a private workspace:
- Windows:
%APPDATA%/Clipt
This folder contains your Days/ archive (databases and metadata) and your .env configuration. Clipt does not use external cloud storage for your clips; your data remains strictly local.
- Resource Efficient: Built with Python 3.12 and
pywebviewto maintain a light footprint while providing a rich, modern UI. - Stealth Background Polishing: Implements automation-controlled bypasses and high-quality Lanczos resampling for tray icons to ensure the app feels like a native part of the OS.
- Neumorphic Design: A premium, dark-mode interface with a custom silver-border aesthetic (#bdbec0) that matches modern productivity workflows.
Clipt supports a specialized startup mode for automation:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
--startup |
Launches Clipt directly to the system tray. No window will appear until you click the tray icon. Perfect for adding to your "Startup" folder. |
Ensure you have Python 3.12 installed.
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/noahain/clipt
# Enter the project folder
cd clipt
# Install dependencies
py -3.12 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
# Run the app
py -3.12 main.pyTo package Clipt into a standalone Windows application that doesn't require Python:
- Run the build script:
py -3.12 -m PyInstaller Clipt.spec --clean
- Locate your app: The standalone binary will be generated in the
dist/folder. - Icons: The build automatically bundles the high-res
icon.icoandicon.pngfor proper Windows taskbar and system tray scaling.
Clipt is a product of Human-AI Collaboration, utilizing a multi-agent "Senior Developer" workflow.
- Lead Architect: Noahain (Product Design, Python Lifecycle, Logic Direction)
- Primary Developer: Claude Code (Powered by Kimi K2.5) - Implemented the core SQLite storage architecture, clipboard monitoring, and
pywebviewintegration. - Technical Consultant: Gemini 3 Flash - Provided architectural guidance, visual design strategies, and cross-process communication fixes.
Clipt is an independent productivity tool. AI responses are powered by NVIDIA NIM (Qwen 3.5 122B). Use at your own risk.
License: MIT
Built with ❤️ and Artificial Intelligence.