Desktop App

Every copy you make,
always within reach.

A free, source-available clipboard history manager for macOS and Windows. Privacy-first, lightning-fast, with built-in auto-update.

or install via Homebrew
Install brew install --cask shiqkuangsan/recopy/recopy
Update brew upgrade --cask recopy

macOS note: Not yet code-signed. Run xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Recopy.app on first launch. Details →

Recopy Demo

Features

Everything you need to manage your clipboard history.

Full-type Support

Plain text, rich text, images, files, and links — every clipboard format, captured.

Instant Recall

Cmd+Shift+V to summon, arrow keys to navigate, Enter to paste, Space to preview. All from the keyboard.

Smart Dedup

SHA-256 hashing detects duplicates automatically. Only the latest copy stays.

Full-text Search

FTS5 with trigram tokenizer. Multi-keyword search across Chinese and English, find anything instantly.

Flexible Layout

Place the panel at the bottom, top, left, or right of your screen. Adapts to your workflow.

Non-activating Panel

NSPanel on macOS ensures Recopy never steals focus from your active app.

Smart Retention

Set retention by days, count, or keep everything. Auto-cleanup on launch, favorites are always safe.

Privacy First

All data stored locally in SQLite. Nothing is uploaded, nothing leaves your machine.

How it Works

Three steps. That's all it takes.

1

Copy anything

Text, images, files — Recopy captures it all automatically in the background.

2

Summon Recopy

Press Cmd+Shift+V to open the panel. Browse or search your clipboard history.

3

Paste it back

Select an item and press Enter. Content is pasted seamlessly into your active app.

Under the Hood

Built with performance and privacy in mind.

Others
Recopy
Cloud sync — data leaves your machine
Local SQLite + WAL, zero network
Basic text search, slow on large history
FTS5 + trigram, <5ms across 10k+ items
Duplicate entries pile up endlessly
SHA-256 dedup, only latest copy kept
Telemetry, analytics, usage tracking
Zero tracking, source-available (PolyForm NC)
Steals focus from your active app
Non-activating NSPanel, never steals focus
Fixed panel position, one layout for all
4-direction layout: bottom, top, left, right
Manual cleanup or no control at all
Configurable retention with auto-cleanup on launch

Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigate everything from your keyboard.

V
Toggle panel
Navigate
Enter
Paste
Space
Preview
C
Copy only
Esc
Close
F
Search
Delete
Delete item
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Settings

Ready to never lose a copy again?

Free, source-available, privacy-first. Your clipboard history, always within reach.

Download Recopy