Maccy: The macOS Open-source Clipboard manager that you should have
A Clipboard manager is a software that extends the built-in system clipboard functionalities. The clipboard service manages the text placing and retrieval.
What is Maccy?
Maccy is an advanced, lightweight, open-source clipboard manager for macOS. It comes with unique features to boost your productivity and the most prominent one is its shortcuts and unique hotkeys.
Maccy is a native macOS solution, written in Swift programming language by Alex Rodionov.
Features
- Search and filter your clipboard text
- One-click clear to remove all of your captured text
- Keyboard-first: Maccy comes with a shortcuts-oriented hotkeys
- Lightweight app that does not eat your machine resources
- Secure and private
- Clutter-free design
- Secure and private: removes your copied passwords from the clipboard
Download and install Maccy
You can install Maccy using Homebrew:
brew install --cask maccy
How to use Maccy?
- SHIFT (⇧) + COMMAND (⌘) + C to popup Maccy or click on its icon in the menu bar.
- Type what you want to find.
- To select the history item you wish to copy, press ENTER, or click the item, or use COMMAND (⌘) +
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shortcut. - To choose the history item and paste, press OPTION (⌥) + ENTER, or OPTION (⌥) + CLICK the item, or use OPTION (⌥) +
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shortcut. - To choose the history item and paste without formatting, press OPTION (⌥) + SHIFT (⇧) + ENTER, or OPTION (⌥) + SHIFT (⇧) + CLICK the item, or use OPTION (⌥) + SHIFT (⇧) +
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shortcut. - To delete the history item, press OPTION (⌥) + DELETE (⌫).
- To see the full text of the history item, wait a couple of seconds for tooltip.
- To pin the history item so that it remains on top of the list, press OPTION (⌥) + P. The item will be moved to the top with a random but permanent keyboard shortcut. To unpin it, press OPTION (⌥) + P again.
- To clear all unpinned items, select Clear in the menu, or press OPTION (⌥) + COMMAND (⌘) + DELETE (⌫). To clear all items including pinned, select Clear in the menu with OPTION (⌥) pressed, or press SHIFT (⇧) + OPTION (⌥) + COMMAND (⌘) + DELETE (⌫).
- To customize the behavior, check "Preferences..." window, or press COMMAND (⌘) +
License
- Maccy is released as an open-source projects under MIT license.