A free, open-source clipboard and snippet manager for Mac — a maintained continuation of the classic ClipMenu, distributed outside the App Store.
Our 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.
- Price
- Free
- License
- Open source
- Requires
- macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer, per both the project’s GitHub README and its Homebrew cask.
- Get it via
- Homebrew · GitHub
- Developer
- Clipy (open-source community project)
Do you use Clipy?
Who made this
Clipy (8.8k+ GitHub stars, MIT-licensed) is a Swift rewrite that continues naotaka’s earlier ClipMenu — credited by name in Clipy’s own repo README, under "Special Thanks," for publishing ClipMenu as open source first.
What it does
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.
The deal
- Free, open source (MIT license)
- No subscription or paid tier
Clipy — questions people ask
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.
Is Clipy free?
Yes — Clipy is free.
Does Clipy work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — Clipy lives in the menu bar, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download Clipy?
Clipy is available via Homebrew, GitHub.
Is Clipy open source?
Yes — Clipy is open source.
Reviews
No public ratings yet. Reader reviews are coming to Kitsmith soon.
Listing hand-verified August 28, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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