Clipboard Manager App for macOS

This Swift project is a macOS application that streamlines your workflow by maintaining a smart history of your clipboard activities. It features an intuitive interface for accessing and reusing your recently stored content, enhancing productivity through efficient content management.

Table of Contents

• About the Project
• Features
• Technologies Used
• Project Structure
• Setup and Installation
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
  • Accessing the Application
  • Managing Clipboard History

About the Project

The Clipboard Manager App aims to provide a seamless experience for managing clipboard history on macOS. It allows users to view and organize clipboard entries, making it easier to access previously copied content.

Features

• Clipboard History Management: Automatically saves clipboard entries for easy access.
• User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive design for easy navigation and management.
• Supported Clipboard Formats: Handles various data types including:
  • Text: Plain text entries.
  • URL: Web links.
  • HTML: HTML content.
  • RTF: Rich Text Format.

Technologies Used

• Swift: Core programming language for macOS development.
• SwiftUI: Framework for building the user interface.
• Core Data: Used for persistent storage of clipboard entries.

Project Structure

ClipboardManager/
├── Services/
│   └── ClipboardHistoryManager.swift - Manages clipboard history logic
├── Views/
│   └── ClipboardHistoryView.swift - SwiftUI view for displaying clipboard history
├── Models/
│   ├── ClipboardEntry.swift - Model for clipboard entries
│   └── ClipboardDataType.swift - Enum for clipboard data types
└── ClipboardManagerApp.swift - Main application entry point

Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

• macOS with Xcode installed
• Swift 5.0 or later

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/reneczka/ClipboardManager.git
   cd clipboard-manager
   

2. Open the project in Xcode:

   Open ClipboardManager.xcodeproj in Xcode.

3. Build and run the application:

   Use Xcode to build and run the application on your macOS system.

Usage

Accessing the Application

• Launch the application from your Applications folder or directly from Xcode.

Managing Clipboard History

• View clipboard history in the main interface.
• Select and manage entries as needed.