Heads-up: a free iOS companion with a history keyboard, built on a Maccy fork

[xkbxyberk]

Hi @p0deje, and thank you for Maccy.

I'm starting a fork called Pastronaut (https://github.com/xkbxyberk/pastronaut). The goal is to bring Maccy's history to the iPhone, which is what #182 and #762 ask for:

• iCloud sync through the user's private CloudKit database. Clip contents go in encrypted fields, and only items that already passed Maccy's ignore rules are synced.
• A free iOS app with a custom keyboard that shows the shared history and types an item with one tap. Copies made on the iPhone are captured too: when the app or keyboard opens, through a Shortcuts action, and via Universal Clipboard.

To be clear about the fork:

• It will be free, with no in-app purchases.
• It uses a different name and icon with no Maccy branding, and says plainly that it is not affiliated with Maccy.
• The MIT notice is kept in the repo and shown in the app.
• Mac changes stay small and isolated (a separate Sync/ folder plus a few hooks) so I can keep merging upstream.

I noticed the claude/maccy-ios-port-plan-… branch from December. Two questions before I go further:

1. Do you plan to ship an official iOS companion? If so, I'd rather contribute to it than compete with it.
2. Would you want the sync layer upstream as a PR for Cloud sync/backup? #182? One caveat: CloudKit containers are tied to a developer team. An iOS app published from my account can't sync with the official Maccy build. If you'd prefer that everything lives under Maccy's team, I'm happy to discuss how to do that.

Either way, thanks again. If you'd rather I handle anything differently (naming, attribution), please tell me.

— @xkbxyberk

[p0deje]

I am working on Maccy 3 which will include an iOS companion app. I've not fully made up my mind on what exactly it's going to be, will probably start with a simple searchable list that syncs history between devices. I don't think i will add keyboard in the first versions.

See original announcement in #1577.

[xkbxyberk]

Thanks for the insight, @p0deje!

That context was really helpful. Since the custom keyboard and immediate cross-device workflow were the exact problems I needed solved for my daily use, I decided to build out Pastronaut as an independent, keyboard-focused fork rather than waiting for the larger v3 rewrite.

A quick heads-up on where it stands:
The iOS app (with full CloudKit sync, private database encryption, and the custom keyboard extension) is now ready and currently Waiting for Review on App Store Connect.
The macOS companion is published and downloadable via GitHub Releases, with a sandboxed Mac App Store submission queued up as well.
Full MIT attribution is preserved throughout the repository and within the app, alongside a clear notice that Pastronaut is an independent fork and not officially affiliated with Maccy.
Thanks again for the incredible foundation Maccy provides. Best of luck with the Maccy 3 storage redesign and rollout — once v3 lands and stabilizes, I'd still be more than happy to share any learnings from the iOS/keyboard side if helpful. Cheers!

[p0deje]

Have fun!