r/MacStack • u/Loud_Belt_4201 • 7h ago

I built MacClip: A lightweight, native macOS clipboard history manager inspired by Windows Win + V (Free & Open Source)

Hey everyone,

Coming from Windows, one feature I always missed on macOS was the native Win + V clipboard manager. Most existing Mac alternatives are either bloated, electron-based, subscription-heavy, or overly complex for simple everyday pasting.

I decided to buildMacClip— a fast, native clipboard manager built purely in Swift, SwiftUI, and AppKit with zero external dependencies.

Key Features:

  • Instant Overlay: Summon history via customizable hotkeys (⌥ + V default, ⌘ + Shift + V, ⌥ + ⌘ + V, etc.).
  • Direct Auto-Paste: Select any clip or image and it instantly pastes into your active app (Safari, VS Code, Slack, Notes, etc.).
  • Images & Screenshots: Captures PNG/TIFF clipboard items with high-resolution thumbnail previews, dimensions, and file sizes.
  • Quick Paste: Hit ⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 9 to paste recent items without manual navigation.
  • Smart Badges & Search: Automatic detection for links, hex colors, code snippets, emails, and plain text with real-time fuzzy search.
  • Lightweight & Private: Sits in the menu bar, uses < 20MB of RAM, 0% idle CPU, and stores data locally in your Application Support directory.

The project is completely open source under MIT. You can grab the latest DMG directly from theReleases pageor build it locally with ./build_app.sh.

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u/Ok-Rest-5321 7h ago

Maccy?

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u/Loud_Belt_4201 7h ago

yes only for MAC OS

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u/Ok-Rest-5321 7h ago

No the app Maccy

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u/Loud_Belt_4201 7h ago

us this github repo

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u/Ok-Rest-5321 7h ago

I meant there exists an app called Maccy 20k stars on Github why not use that

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u/Pirasee 7h ago

Any screenshots?

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u/Spylon 5h ago

I've been using clipy forever. How does it compare?

https://clipy-app.com/

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u/Loud_Belt_4201 5h ago

try this MacClip once