# Clipy

A free, open-source clipboard and snippet manager for Mac — a maintained continuation of the classic ClipMenu, distributed outside the App Store.

- **Category:** [Utilities](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/utilities/)
- **Price:** Free
- **Open source:** yes
- **Official site:** https://clipy-app.com/
- **Available via:** Homebrew, GitHub
- **Requirements:** macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer, per both the project’s GitHub README and its Homebrew cask.
- **Maker:** Clipy (open-source community project)

## Kitsmith's take

The actively-maintained open-source pick in this category — 8.8k GitHub stars and commits within days of any given check-in, not an abandoned project with a stale README. Clipy started as a remake of developer naotaka’s earlier ClipMenu and keeps that tool’s basic shape: clipboard history plus registered text snippets, both called up from a shortcut. GitHub credits Econa77 as the project’s current sponsor/maintainer. No cloud sync, no paid tier, nothing beyond clipboard and snippets — distributed as a direct DMG download or via Homebrew, not through the Mac App Store.

## Features

- **Clipboard history:** Keyboard-shortcut access to recent clipboard items, including plain text and images.
- **Snippets:** Register reusable boilerplate text and paste it on demand, separate from clipboard history.

## FAQ

**Is Clipy on the Mac App Store?**

No — it’s distributed as a direct DMG download from GitHub Releases (linked from clipy-app.com) or via Homebrew (`brew install --cask clipy`).

**Who makes Clipy?**

An open-source project (MIT license) on GitHub, a maintained remake of naotaka’s earlier ClipMenu.


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Hand-verified listing on Kitsmith: https://notchlist.vercel.app/apps/clipy/