Clip

Clip is a free, open-source Windows clipboard history app inspired by Raycast's clipboard history.

It runs locally, opens with Alt+V, and keeps clipboard history on your own device.

Download

Click here to download the latest Clip installer. Then open the downloaded Clip-Setup.exe and follow the prompts — that's it. The button always downloads the newest version.

The installer:

• Installs per-user with no admin prompt.
• Adds a Start menu entry.
• Registers Clip in Add/Remove Programs.
• Starts Clip with Alt+V.

Prefer a portable copy with no installer? Download Clip-win-x64.zip, unzip it anywhere, and run Start-Clip.ps1 or Clip.exe --palette-session.

Already have the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime? Download Clip-win-x64-framework-dependent.zip for the smaller portable build.

SmartScreen

Clip is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn the first time you install or run it.

If you trust the source, click More info, then Run anyway. The full source code, release history, privacy policy, and build scripts are public in this repository.

Features

• Clipboard history for text, links, colors, images, files, and folders.
• Searchable Alt+V clipboard window.
• Pin, unpin, reorder, copy, paste, edit, delete, save, and open items.
• Image thumbnails and previews.
• File metadata and file previews where Windows or local renderers support it.
• Searchable Open With picker.
• Color swatches for copied hex colors.
• Source app metadata and item information panel.
• Local debug logs with Ctrl+Shift+L.
• Settings for theme, startup, updates, history limits, storage, hotkeys, paste format, and excluded apps.

Project Status

Clip is an individual-maintained open-source project.

• Releases are published on GitHub: https://github.com/IsaiahCalvo/Clip/releases
• Builds are produced with GitHub Actions.
• Tests live in tests\Clip.Tests.
• Privacy details live in PRIVACY.md.
• Code signing is planned, but releases are currently unsigned.

Requirements

• Windows 11.
• Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime for HTML previews.
• .NET 8 Desktop Runtime only if you use the smaller framework-dependent zip.
• .NET 8 SDK only if you want to build from source.

Run From Source

dotnet build .\Clip.sln
.\Start-Clip.ps1

Then press Alt+V.

Publish a Release Build

.\Publish-Clip.ps1

The release files are created under:

artifacts\publish\Clip-win-x64

Start the lightweight Clip host:

artifacts\publish\Clip-win-x64\Start-Clip.ps1

The zip file is created at:

artifacts\publish\Clip-win-x64.zip

For a smaller framework-dependent build, run:

.\Publish-Clip.ps1 -FrameworkDependent

This writes artifacts\publish\Clip-win-x64-framework-dependent. It is much smaller, but the machine needs the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime installed, so the normal installer/zip remains the default public download.

Start With Windows

After publishing or building, run:

.\Install-ClipStartup.ps1

This installs Clip under %APPDATA%\Programs\Clip, creates Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts, and starts Clip automatically when your Windows user signs in.

Privacy

Clip stores clipboard history locally under:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Clip\Clipboard History

App settings, update state, app cache data, and logs are stored under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Clip. Review PRIVACY.md before sharing logs or local app data.

Development

dotnet build .\Clip.sln
dotnet test .\Clip.sln

Main projects:

• src\Clip.Shell: WPF shell and main UI.
• src\Clip.Core: clipboard history model and local JSON store.
• src\Clip.Watcher: headless clipboard watcher and Windows integration helpers.
• tests\Clip.Tests: focused regression tests.