copippe

A simple, lightweight clipboard tool for macOS that lives in your menu bar.

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Features

• Plain Text Paste — When activated, automatically strips rich text formatting (HTML, RTF) on copy, so you always paste clean, plain text
• Clipboard History — Access up to 20 recent clipboard entries from the menu bar dropdown
• Menu Bar Resident — Runs quietly in the menu bar with no Dock icon
• Persistent History — Clipboard history is saved and restored across app restarts
• Auto Launch — Optionally starts at login via macOS Login Items
• Minimal Footprint — Built with Swift and SwiftUI for low memory usage

Requirements

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later

Installation

1. Download the latest version from the Releases page:
   • copippe-v0.1.zip — Zip archive
   • copippe-v0.1.dmg — Disk image
2. Open the .zip or .dmg and move copippe.app to your Applications folder
3. Launch copippe

Note: This app is not notarized. On first launch, macOS will block it. To open it:

Option A (Terminal):

xattr -cr /Applications/copippe.app

Then launch the app normally.

Option B (System Settings):

1. Try to open copippe.app (it will be blocked)
2. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security
3. Scroll down to find the blocked app message and click Open Anyway

Usage

1. Launch copippe — a clipboard icon appears in the menu bar
2. Click the icon to open the dropdown menu
3. Activate/Deactivate — Toggle plain text mode on or off
4. History — Click any history entry to copy it back to your clipboard, then paste with ⌘V
5. Clear History — Remove all saved entries
6. Quit — Exit the app

Menu Bar Icon

State	Icon
Active	Filled clipboard icon
Inactive	Outline clipboard icon

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/yoshidashingo/copippe.git
cd copippe
xcodebuild -project copippe.xcodeproj -scheme copippe -configuration Release build

Or open copippe.xcodeproj in Xcode and build with ⌘B.

License

MIT