❯clipd--version // v0.1.0-alpha
Copy more. Switch less.

A Rust-native system daemon that replaces your OS clipboard with multi-slot hotkeys, searchable history, editor plugins, and local AI. Like

Atuin 
for your clipboard.

GitHub> how it works
works on
// the problem:
You copy two things from a docs page. You switch tabs six times. The clipboard hasn't evolved since 1973.
//fndemo()

Multi-slot copy. Zero tab switches.

Copy multiple items with numbered shortcuts. Paste them wherever.

clipd — multi-slot demo
# copy two items without switching tabs
❯ select API key ⌘+C → slot 0 ✓
❯ select endpoint ⌘+⇧+1 → slot 1 ✓
 
# switch to editor — paste both inline
❯ ⌘+V ← pastes API key
❯ ⌘+⌥+1 ← pastes endpoint
 
❯ clipd search --last 1h # fuzzy TUI
//implFeatures

Built for how developers actually work.

Not another consumer clipboard app with a pretty icon.

⌘

Multi-Slot Hotkeys

Up to 9 named clipboard slots with modifier+key chords. Copy 3 things, switch tabs once, paste all 3.

█

Terminal UI

ratatui-powered full-screen fuzzy search. Filter by app, content type, time range, or git repo.

db

Rich History

Every clip stored in SQLite with source app, URL, git repo, content type, and timestamp. A searchable database.

AI

Local AI Engine

ONNX-powered content classification, PII detection, and semantic search. Auto-flag API keys. Nothing leaves your machine.

{}

Editor Protocol

Unix socket + MCP server that editors talk to natively. Thin plugins for Sublime, VS Code, Neovim.

🔒

E2E Encrypted Sync

Sync clipboard across machines. Client-side AES-256-GCM encryption. Self-hostable server. Your data stays yours.
// const KEYBINDS

Your hands never leave the keyboard.

> Copy Slots
⌘+C
→ default slot
⌘+⇧+1
→ slot 1
⌘+⇧+2
→ slot 2
⌘+⇧+9
→ slot 9
> Paste & Search
⌘+V
← default slot
⌘+⌥+1
← slot 1
⌘+⇧+V
history picker
⌘+⌥+S
slot overlay
// match clipd vs *

Not another clipboard manager.

Every existing tool is either consumer-focused, Apple-only, or abandoned.

clipd Quip Maccy Paste CopyQ
Multi-slot hotkeys ● 1-9 — — — —
Rich metadata ● SQLite ○ Basic — ○ Basic ○ Basic
Terminal UI ● ratatui — — — ○ CLI
Editor plugins ● MCP — — — —
On-device AI ● ONNX ○ Apple — — —
E2E sync ● self-host ○ iCloud — ○ iCloud —
Cross-platform ● All ○ Apple ○ Mac ○ Apple ● All
Open source ● MIT — ● Yes — ● GPL
Price ● Free $15/yr $10 $30/yr ● Free
// mod architecture

Daemon + thin clients.

One Rust binary runs in the background. Everything else talks to it.

● arch.rs — system overview 
┌────────────────────────────────────┐
│  OS Clipboard Events               │
│  pasteboard · x11 · wl-clipboard  │
└──────────────┬─────────────────────┘
               │
               ▼
┌────────────────────────────────────┐
│  clipd daemon                      │
│                                    │
│  watcher  store  ai    sync       │
│  hotkeys  query  onnx  mcp        │
│                                    │
└──┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────────────┘
   │    │    │    │    │
   ▼    ▼    ▼    ▼    ▼
  TUI  CLI  ST  VSC  nvim
CORERust · arboard · rusqlite
STORESQLite · FTS5 · WAL mode
AIONNX Runtime · GLiNER2 · MiniLM
TUIratatui · crossterm
IPCUnix socket · MCP server
SYNCAES-256-GCM · self-hostable
HOTKEYSglobal-hotkey · Accessibility API
PLUGINSPython · TypeScript · Lua shims

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